kab
Britishnoun
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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
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
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