[cab.in] n [ME cabane, fr. MF, fr. OProv cabana hut, fr. ML capanna] (14c) 1 a (1): a private room on a ship or boat (2): a compartment below deck on a boat used for living accommodations b: the passenger or cargo compartment of a vehicle (as an airplane or automobile) c: the crew compartment of an exploratory vehicle (as a spacecraft)
2: a small one-story dwelling usu. of simple construction 3 chiefly Brit: cab 3
[2]cabin vi (1586): to live in or as if in a cabin ~ vt: confine