'shish cabob' definitions:

Definition of 'shish cabob'

From: GCIDE
  • Cabob \Ca*bob"\, n. [Hindi kab[=a]b] [Now more commonly spelled kabob.]
  • 1. A small piece of mutton or other meat roasted on a skewer; -- so called in Turkey and Persia. [Also spelled kebab, kebob, or kabab.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A leg of mutton roasted, stuffed with white herrings and sweet herbs. --Wright. [1913 Webster]
  • shish cabob See shish kebob. [PJC]