单词 | cabbing |
释义 | cabbingn. The action, business, or occupation of driving a taxicab or (formerly) taxi carriage, or of hiring out such vehicles. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport by vehicles plying for hire > [noun] > driving or hiring of cabs cabbing1846 taxiing1923 hacking1928 1846 Times 4 June 4/2 It [sc. the duty on horses] is a special burden, not on physic, not on coals, or beer, or posting, or cabbing, but on agriculture. 1939 H. Hodge Cab, Sir? 13 During my cabbing life I have worked at all hours. 1961 Econ. Jrnl. 71 84 In horse-cab days cabbing was an industry of small firms. 2013 FourFourTwo Mar. 21/1 I always fancied driving a cab... We didn't have enough money to just retire.., so I thought I'd get into cabbing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1846 |
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