n. An Oriental dish consisting of small pieces of beef or mutton, seasoned with pepper, salt, ginger, etc., and basted with oil and garlic while being roasted on a skewer or spit, sweet herbs being sometimes placed between the pieces.n. An Anglo-Indian name for roast meat in general.n. A leg of mutton stuffed with white herrings and sweet herbs.n. Also spelled kabab, cobob.To make cabob of; roast, as a leg of mutton, with savory herbs, spices, etc., at a quick fire. Also spelled kabab, cobob.