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cab1

Pronunciation: /kab/

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Definition of cab

noun

  • 1 (also taxi cab) a taxi: she hailed a cab [as modifier]:cab drivers
  • historical a horse-drawn vehicle for public hire.
  • 2the driver’s compartment in a lorry, bus, or train.

verb (cabs, cabbing, cabbed)

[no object]
  • travel in a taxi:Roger cabbed home

Origin:

early 19th century: abbreviation of cabriolet

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