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 Cabochon (En).Ca’chet (pron. cah’shay). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Cachecope Bell.
 
A bell rung at funerals, when the pall was thrown over the coffin. (French, cache corps, cover over the body.)   1
 


 Cabochon (En).Ca’chet (pron. cah’shay). 

 
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