cabstand

American  

[kab-stand] / ˈkæbˌstænd /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of cabstand

First recorded in 1855–60; cab ¹ + stand

Example Sentences

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cabstand

View on the subject? jiggered if I've got one; Only I wants no centrylisin', I don't— Which I suppose it's a crusher standin' sentry                                Hover a cabstand.

From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe by James Parton

The man in charge at the cabstand, on the quay des Saints-Pères, at the corner of the bridge, saluted Brocq cordially.

From A Nest of Spies by Marcel Allain

There was a woman walking on the square beside the cabstand.

From Germinie Lacerteux by Jules de Goncourt

Let me at least take you to the cabstand, as you don't know Paris.'

From His Masterpiece by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly

As soon as you come to a cabstand you’re all right.”

From The Lion's Share by Arnold Bennett