cab 1
/kab/ , n. , v. , cabbed, cabbing .
n.
1. a taxicab.
2. any of various horse-drawn vehicles, as a hansom or brougham, esp. one for public hire.
3. the covered or enclosed part of a locomotive, truck, crane, etc., where the operator sits.
4. the glass-enclosed area of an airport control tower in which the controllers are stationed.
v.i.
5. to ride in a taxicab or horse-drawn cab: They cabbed to the theater.
[ 1640-50; short for CABRIOLET ]
Syn. 1, 2. hack, hackney, jitney.
cab 2
/kab/ , n.
an ancient Hebrew measure equal to about two quarts.
Also, kab .
[ 1525-35; qabh ]
cab 3
/kab/ , n. Chiefly Brit.
cabbage 2 (def. 1b).