caballing

Variant of cabal

noun

  1. a small group of persons joined in a secret, often political, intrigue; junta
  2. the intrigues of such a group; plot

Origin: Fr, intrigue, society (popularized in England from the initials of the ministers of Charles II) < ML cabbala, cabala

intransitive verb caballed, caballing

to join in a cabal; plot
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