caballine

adjective

cab·​al·​line

ˈkabəˌlīn,

-ə̇n

of a fountain

: imparting poetic inspiration

Word History

Etymology

Middle English caballin, from Latin caballinus, literally, of a horse, from caballus horse, nag + -inus -ine; from the ancient belief that the Muses' spring Hippocrene came from a hoofprint of the winged horse Pegasus

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined above

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