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kab

British  
/ kæb /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of cab 2

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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 Hebrew dry measure = nearly three pints.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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

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

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