noun
Origin: ME < OFr < OIt gabella < Ar ḳabāla, tax < qabala, to receive; akin to Heb kibel: see cabala
See gabelle in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English gabel
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Old Italian gabella
Origin: , from Arabic qabāla, tribute
Origin: , from qabila, to receive; see qbl in Semitic roots
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