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cabstand

American  
[kab-stand] / ˈkæbˌstænd /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of cabstand

First recorded in 1855–60; cab 1 + stand

Example Sentences

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

From The Lion's Share by Bennett, Arnold

She had to walk some distance before reaching a cabstand, and by the time she did so her feet were wet.

From That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 by Trollope, Frances Eleanor

When they came within view of a cabstand, he turned round, and said he would not trouble Owen to come any further with him.

From That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 by Trollope, Frances Eleanor

She cast a glance at the clock at a cabstand, and found she was behind time.

From The Exploits of Juve Being the Second of the Series of the "Fantômas" Detective Tales by Souvestre, Émile

And as he spoke, flinging himself into an absurd theatrical attitude, the men in the cabstand in Piccadilly wondered and grinned at the antics of the two young swells.

From The History of Pendennis by Thackeray, William Makepeace

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