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单词 cabbing
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cabbingn.

Brit. /ˈkabɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkæbɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cab v.2, cab n.2, -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < either cab v.2 or cab n.2+ -ing suffix1. Compare earlier cab driving n. and adj. at cab n.2 Compounds 2.
The action, business, or occupation of driving a taxicab or (formerly) taxi carriage, or of hiring out such vehicles.
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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
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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).
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