- a variation of cab.
kab
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Cab, kab, n. a Hebrew dry measure = nearly three pints.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Thus kab means, a hand; a handle; a branch; sap; an offence; while cab means the world; a country; strength; honey; a hive; sting of an insect; juice of a plant; and, in composition, promptness.
From The Maya Chronicles Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 by Brinton, Daniel Garrison
I heard a kab galloping like mad out of the hotel-gate, and knew then that my master was safe.
From The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush by Thackeray, William Makepeace
At the same time the word kab also recurs in the title Ah-Cuch-Cab which signifies “the ruler or chief of a town or place,” Cuchil being the name of the latter.
From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Nuttall, Zelia
Cab, kab, n. a public carriage of various sizes and shapes, with two or four wheels, drawn by one horse.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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