a small cable, esp a cable-laid rope that has a circumference of less than 25 centimetres (ten inches)
cablet in American English
(ˈkeiblɪt)
noun
a small cable, esp. a cablelaid rope under 10 in. (25 cm) in circumference
Word origin
[1565–75; cable + -et]This word is first recorded in the period 1565–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: curve, excursion, idiom, syntax, volley-et is a noun suffix having a diminutive force (although the diminutive element is nowlost in many words). Other words that use the affix -et include: islet, midget, plummet, tablet