I. ˈka-bən noun
Etymology: Middle English cabane, from Middle French, from Old Occitan cabana hut, from Medieval Latin capanna
Date: 14th century
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 usually of simple construction
3. chiefly British : cab 3
II. verb
Date: 1586
intransitive verb
: to live in or as if in a cabin
transitive verb
: confine , restrain
significantly cabin s the discretion of administrators — A. M. Dershowitz