ONAD→cab (1)

cab (1)

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cab1 /kab, kæb

▸ noun

1 a taxicab:

she hailed a cab

[as modifier] cab drivers.

▪ historical a horse-drawn vehicle for public hire.

2 the driver's compartment in a truck, bus, or train.

▸ verb

(cabs, cabbing, cabbed)

[no object] travel in a taxi:

Roger cabbed home.

– ORIGIN early 19th century : abbreviation of cabriolet.