cab

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A car with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere.

   We took a cab to the airport because we were late.

2. 2
   noun

   The part of a truck, train, or large vehicle where the driver sits.

   The driver climbed up into the cab of the truck.

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Simplified etymology

Cab is an early-19th-century shortening of cabriolet, the name of a light, hooded, two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse. Cabriolet comes from French cabriole, “a goat’s leap,” ultimately from Latin caper, “goat,” apparently referring to the carriage’s lively motion.

Clipping of Caballero. From Steve Caballero, professional skateboarder. From Spanish Caballero.

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