Also means
ham (overacting actor)
Usage Note
Cabot has two distinct registers: in everyday speech it is a familiar or slightly affectionate word for a mongrel dog, similar to English 'mutt'. In theatrical slang it denotes an actor who hams it up, a sense linked to cabotin. The dog sense is the more common one in everyday conversation.
Examples
"Le cabot du voisin aboie toute la nuit."
Natural Translation
The neighbour's mutt barks all night.

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