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cab
1[ kab ]
noun
- a taxicab.
- any of various horse-drawn vehicles, as a hansom or brougham, especially one for public hire.
- the covered or enclosed part of a locomotive, truck, crane, etc., where the operator sits.
- the glass-enclosed area of an airport control tower in which the controllers are stationed.
verb (used without object)
, cabbed, cab·bing.
- to ride in a taxicab or horse-drawn cab:
They cabbed to the theater.
cab
2or kab
[ kab ]
noun
- an ancient Hebrew measure equal to about two quarts.
cab
3[ kab ]
noun
, Chiefly British.
CAB
4or C.A.B.
CAB
1abbreviation for
- (in Britain) Citizens' Advice Bureau
- (in the US) Civil Aeronautics Board
cab
2/ kæb /
noun
- a taxi
- ( as modifier )
a cab rank
- the enclosed compartment of a lorry, locomotive, crane, etc, from which it is driven or operated
- (formerly) a light horse-drawn vehicle used for public hire
- first cab off the rank informal.the first person, etc, to do or take advantage of something
cab
3/ kæb /
noun
- an ancient Hebrew measure equal to about 2.3 litres (4 pints)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cab2
First recorded in 1525–35; from Hebrew qabh
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cab1
C19: shortened from cabriolet
Origin of cab2
C16: from Hebrew qabh container, something hollowed out
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