Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kab]
- /kæb/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kab]
- /kæb/
Definitions of cabbing word
- noun cabbing a taxicab. 1
- noun cabbing any of various horse-drawn vehicles, as a hansom or brougham, especially one for public hire. 1
- noun cabbing the covered or enclosed part of a locomotive, truck, crane, etc., where the operator sits. 1
- noun cabbing the glass-enclosed area of an airport control tower in which the controllers are stationed. 1
- verb without object cabbing to ride in a taxicab or horse-drawn cab: They cabbed to the theater. 1
- noun cabbing Present participle of cab. 1
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Origin of cabbing
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50; short for cabriolet
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cabbing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cabbing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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