Definition of "cav" []

• An abbreviation of cavalry.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "George Dooley, th 'cav'lry will make a dash back to Tampa, where Gin'ral"
• "It was his intintion to sind th 'cav'lry in over th' roofs, while th 'army carried th' front stoop, protected be fire fr'm th 'heavy artillery, while th' Fr-rinch navy shelled th 'back dure."
• "Her bold hands coax the thread through white cotton, relinquishing a fragment of the kaleidoscopic hues within her soul to cav ... read more artists crafts"