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Cab (kăb), n. [Abbrev. fr. cabriolet.]
    1. A kind of close carriage with two or four wheels, usually a public vehicle. “A cab came clattering up.”  Thackeray.

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    ☞ A cab may have two seats at right angles to the driver's seat, and a door behind; or one seat parallel to the driver's, with the entrance from the side or front.

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    Hansom cab. See Hansom.

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    2. The covered part of a locomotive, in which the engineer has his station.  Knight.

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Cab (kăb), n. [Heb. qab, fr. qābab to hollow.] A Hebrew dry measure, containing a little over two (2.37) pints.  W. H. Ward. 2 Kings vi. 25.

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taxicab (?), n. an automobile with a professional driver which can be hired to carry passengers; -- also called a taxi, and informally called a cab or a hack.  The driver of a taxicab is referred to as a cab driver or cabbie, and sometimes as a chauffeur or hackie. Taxicabs may be engaged by a prior appointment made, e.g. by telephone, or they may cruise for passengers, i.e. they may drive in city streets and stop to pick up pasengers when they are signalled by a prospective passenger.  The act of signalling a taxicab (usually by a wave of the arm) is often called to hail a cab or to flag down a cab.

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