English word origin

Etymology of cab

Clipping of cabriolet.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver. · A similar compartment in other vehicles. · A shelter at the top of an air traffic control tower or fire lookout tower. · Any of several two- or four-wheeled carriages; a cabriolet.

verb

To travel by taxicab.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of cabriolet.

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A former Hebrew unit of volume, about equal to 1.3 L as a dry measure or 1.25 L as a liquid measure.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Hebrew קב (káv).

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Derivation mentionקבhe

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Source etymology 3

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noun

An arcade cabinet, the unit in which a video game is housed in a gaming arcade. · Clipping of cabinet file (“a compressed library archive file”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of cabinet.

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Source etymology 4

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noun

Short for cabernet sauvignon

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of cabernet sauvignon

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