† cabbien.¹

Origin: A borrowing from Scottish Gaelic. Etymon: Scottish Gaelic caibe.

Etymology: < Scottish Gaelic caibe spade, mattock, turf-cutter (especially the metal component; compare Irish †coibe spade), apparently related to Old Welsh cep spade, mattock (Welsh caib pickaxe, mattock, hoe, ploughshare), further etymology unknown. Perhaps compare earlier kibble n.¹The final syllable is probably influenced by -y suffix⁶.

Scottish. Obsolete.

A type of mattock.

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the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > [noun] > mattock, hoe, or hack > mattock

mattockeOE

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twibillc1440

cabbie1653

pattock1729

two-bill1808

mat1895

1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xxiii.109 With little Mattocks, Pickaxes, Grubbing-hooks, Cabbies [Fr. bèches], Pruning-knives, and other instruments requisite for herborising.

1795 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XVI. 187 The other implements of husbandry are harrows,..cabbies, crook-saddles, and creels.

1810 G. S. Mackenzie Gen. View Agric. Ross & Cromarty xi. 208 Where heath is too short to burn standing, it may be very quickly torn up by means of an instrument called by the country-people, a cabbie, which is a half-pick with a broad end.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019).

† cabbien.²

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown.

Scottish. Obsolete. rare.

Apparently: a type of box made of laths, used as a pannier; (also) a small wheeled box. See quot. 1808.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > of specific material or construction

crystal stonea1387

paper box1754

cabbie1808

basket-box1881

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Cabbie, a sort of box, made of laths which claps close to a horse's side, narrow at the top, so as to prevent the grain in it from being spilled... This name is also given to a small barrow or box, with two wheels, used by feeble persons for drawing any thing after them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019).

cabbien.³

Brit.

/ˈkabi/, U.S.

/ˈkæbi/

Forms: 1800s– cabbee (rare), 1800s– cabbie, 1800s– cabby.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cab n.², -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < cab n.² + -y suffix⁶. Compare slightly earlier cab driver n. at cab n.² Compounds 2 and cabman n.With the form cabbee compare -ee suffix².

colloquial.

A driver of a taxicab or (formerly) taxi carriage; a cab driver.

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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport by vehicles plying for hire > [noun] > driving or hiring of cabs > driver of hired cab

cab driver1825

cabman1828

cabbie1829

duck-shover1898

mini-man1961

1829 Morning Chron. 31 Dec. Mr. Galloway..appeared to answer the complaint of a cab-driver named Evans, for not paying his fare... Cabby took dudgeon, hung his head, turned on his heel, and left the Justice-room.

1881 Times 19 Jan. 10/2 Such ‘cabbies’ as were about, turned a deaf ear to any one who hailed them.

1983 T. Logan Hey Cabbie 30 While driving, a cabbie should always anticipate jumps on the meter; this is additional money in his pocket.

2013 Master Detective Apr. 4/3 A taxi driver recalled having Sally and an Irishman as fares... The cabbie said the pair argued ‘like cats and dogs’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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n.³1829

单词	cabbie
释义	† cabbien.¹ Origin: A borrowing from Scottish Gaelic. Etymon: Scottish Gaelic caibe. Etymology: < Scottish Gaelic caibe spade, mattock, turf-cutter (especially the metal component; compare Irish †coibe spade), apparently related to Old Welsh cep spade, mattock (Welsh caib pickaxe, mattock, hoe, ploughshare), further etymology unknown. Perhaps compare earlier kibble n.¹The final syllable is probably influenced by -y suffix⁶. Scottish. Obsolete. A type of mattock. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > [noun] > mattock, hoe, or hack > mattock mattockeOE beckc1000 twibillc1440 cabbie1653 pattock1729 two-bill1808 mat1895 1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xxiii.109 With little Mattocks, Pickaxes, Grubbing-hooks, Cabbies [Fr. bèches], Pruning-knives, and other instruments requisite for herborising. 1795 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XVI. 187 The other implements of husbandry are harrows,..cabbies, crook-saddles, and creels. 1810 G. S. Mackenzie Gen. View Agric. Ross & Cromarty xi. 208 Where heath is too short to burn standing, it may be very quickly torn up by means of an instrument called by the country-people, a cabbie, which is a half-pick with a broad end. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019). † cabbien.² Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Scottish. Obsolete. rare. Apparently: a type of box made of laths, used as a pannier; (also) a small wheeled box. See quot. 1808. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > of specific material or construction crystal stonea1387 paper box1754 cabbie1808 basket-box1881 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Cabbie, a sort of box, made of laths which claps close to a horse's side, narrow at the top, so as to prevent the grain in it from being spilled... This name is also given to a small barrow or box, with two wheels, used by feeble persons for drawing any thing after them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019). cabbien.³ Brit. /ˈkabi/, U.S. /ˈkæbi/ Forms: 1800s– cabbee (rare), 1800s– cabbie, 1800s– cabby. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cab n.², -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < cab n.² + -y suffix⁶. Compare slightly earlier cab driver n. at cab n.² Compounds 2 and cabman n.With the form cabbee compare -ee suffix². colloquial. A driver of a taxicab or (formerly) taxi carriage; a cab driver. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport by vehicles plying for hire > [noun] > driving or hiring of cabs > driver of hired cab cab driver1825 cabman1828 cabbie1829 duck-shover1898 mini-man1961 1829 Morning Chron. 31 Dec. Mr. Galloway..appeared to answer the complaint of a cab-driver named Evans, for not paying his fare... Cabby took dudgeon, hung his head, turned on his heel, and left the Justice-room. 1881 Times 19 Jan. 10/2 Such ‘cabbies’ as were about, turned a deaf ear to any one who hailed them. 1983 T. Logan Hey Cabbie 30 While driving, a cabbie should always anticipate jumps on the meter; this is additional money in his pocket. 2013 Master Detective Apr. 4/3 A taxi driver recalled having Sally and an Irishman as fares... The cabbie said the pair argued ‘like cats and dogs’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1653n.²1808n.³1829
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