cabot

cabot
   a traditional unit of volume in Jersey (Channel Islands), used for both liquid and dry commodities in trade. The cabot equals 10 pots3, which is 17.375 Imperial quarts or about 19.747 liters. For dry commodities, the cabot is roughly comparable to 1/2 bushel.

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  • cabot — cabot …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • Cabot — may refer to:People* Bruce Cabot, American actor * John Cabot, the famous explorer of North America * Godfrey Lowell Cabot founder of the Cabot Corporation * Meg Cabot, an American author of romantic comedies, well known for her series The… …   Wikipedia

  • Cabot — ist der Name folgender Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Cabot (Arkansas) Cabot (Kentucky) Cabot (Louisiana) Cabot (Pennsylvania) Cabot (Vermont) Cabot (West Virginia) Cabot Station (West Virginia) Cabot ist der Familienname folgender Personen:… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cabot — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Cabot puede hacer referencia a: Contenido 1 Lugares 2 Personas 3 Otros 4 Véase también …   Wikipedia Español

  • Cabot — Cabot, Juan Cabot, Sebastián ► Estrecho de América del Norte, al E de Canadá, entre la isla de Cabo Bretón y la de Terranova. * * * (as used in expressions) Agassiz, Elizabeth Cabot Elizabeth Cabot Cary Cabot, George Lodge, Henry Cabot Lowell,… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Cabot — Cabot, AR U.S. city in Arkansas Population (2000): 15261 Housing Units (2000): 5712 Land area (2000): 19.118663 sq. miles (49.517108 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.085037 sq. miles (0.220245 sq. km) Total area (2000): 19.203700 sq. miles (49.737353 …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Cabot, AR — U.S. city in Arkansas Population (2000): 15261 Housing Units (2000): 5712 Land area (2000): 19.118663 sq. miles (49.517108 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.085037 sq. miles (0.220245 sq. km) Total area (2000): 19.203700 sq. miles (49.737353 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Cabot, VT — U.S. village in Vermont Population (2000): 239 Housing Units (2000): 95 Land area (2000): 1.126180 sq. miles (2.916793 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.126180 sq. miles (2.916793 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Cabot — (Cabotto), Sebastian, Sohn des Venetianers Giovanni C., geb. 1477 in Bristol, entdeckte mit seinem Vater u. seinen Brüdern Ludovico u. Sanzio 1497 die Ostküste von New Foundland. 1512 suchte er in spanischem Dienste einen westlichen Weg nach… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Cabot — Nom surtout fréquent à Banyuls sur Mer. C est un sobriquet formé sur la catalan cap (= tête), avec le suffixe ot qui semble avoir ici une valeur augmentative. Donc, celui qui a une grosse tête …   Noms de famille

  • Cabot — [kab′ət] 1. John (It. name Giovanni Caboto) 1450? 98?; It. explorer in the service of England: discovered coast of North America (1497) 2. Sebastian 1476? 1557?; Eng. cartographer & explorer: son of John …   English World dictionary

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