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.[1913 Webster]
&hand_; 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.[1913 Webster]
Hansom cab. See Hansom.[1913 Webster]
2. The covered part of a locomotive, in which the engineer has his station. Knight.[1913 Webster]
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.[1913 Webster]