cabstand

[ kab-stand ]

noun

1. a place where cabs cab may wait to be hired.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cabstand¹

First recorded in 1855–60; cab ¹ + stand

Example Sentences

A fortnight ago I was at a cabstand at the West End, talking to a cab-driver, when some drops of rain came down.

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These can be viewed at any hour by standing still at a hundred yards from any cabstand and holding up a shilling.

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Why vulgarise the fairy mythology by mixing it up with the oratory of the cabstand?

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She walked to the cabstand in the square and called a hansom, driving back up Sloane Street.

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Owen offered to accompany Mr. Bragg in order to show him the way to the nearest cabstand, and they left the house together.

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