noun, masculine/ka.bi.jo/plural: cabillots
belaying pin
“L'équivalent ancien du taquet est le cabillot : cheville de bois ou de métal traversant un râtelier et servant à tourner les manœuvres courantes généralement au pied des mâts, mais aussi en abord.” — The old equivalent of the cleat is the belaying pin: a wooden or metal peg which passes through a rail and is used to secure the running rigging, generally at the base of the masts, but also outboard.
From Occitan cavilhòt attested in Languedoc and Gascon, derived from cavilha cognate with French cheville.