cabstand

American  

[kab-stand] / ˈkæbˌstænd /

noun

1. a place where cabs may wait to be hired.

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Etymology

Origin of cabstand

First recorded in 1855–60; cab ¹ + stand

Example Sentences

When they came within view of a cabstand, he turned round, and said he would not trouble Owen to come any further with him.

From That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 by Trollope, Frances Eleanor

View on the subjeck? jiggered if I've got one; Only I wants no centrylisn', I don't— Which I suppose it's a crusher standin' sentry Hover a cabstand.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

He was usually to be found around the cabstand in Madison Square, and lived in Charlton Street.

From The Diamond Master by Futrelle, Jacques

There is a cabstand before the front gate of St. Paul.

From The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness by Hugo, Victor

There was a woman walking on the square beside the cabstand.

From Germinie Lacerteux by Goncourt, Jules de