"cab" Definition

Definitions for the word "cab" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
A kind of close carriage with two or four wheels, usually a public vehicle.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
The covered part of a locomotive, in which the engineer has his station.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
A Hebrew dry measure, containing a little over two (2.37) pints.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
1 taxi. 2 driver''s compartment in a lorry, train, or crane etc. [abbreviation of *cabriolet]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
5. slang
in statutory language, “a hackney carriage drawn by one horse.” Abbreviated from the _French_ CABRIOLET; originally meaning “a light low chaise.” The wags of Paris playing upon the word (quasi _cabri_ au lait) used to call a superior turn-out of the kind a _cabri au crême_. Our abbreviation, which certainly smacks of slang, has been stamped with the authority of the Legislature, and has been honoured by universal custom.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
6. slang
to stick together, to muck, or tumble up.—_Devonshire._
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864

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