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  • noun Plural form of cabstand.

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Examples

  • They will eventually refuse service to vast swaths of the traveling public, which will render MSP's cabstands a huge bottleneck for those who must use the airport.

    The Daily Top Five: Jan. 8, 2007 Matt Johnston 2007

  • He remarked on the moonlight on Apsley House, the weather, the cabstands — anything but that subject.

    The History of Pendennis 2006

  • I dragged him along with me as I cut across the big square towards the cabstands.

    Shaman's Crossing Hobb, Robin 2005

  • Now there are no stands there, except cabstands, which of course are uninteresting to the angler.

    Lost Leaders Andrew Lang 1878

  • House, the weather, the cabstands -- anything but that subject.

    The History of Pendennis William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

  • Sometimes the clients would sell to each other (as hackney-coachmen do on the cabstands), head numbers for tail numbers.

    The Lesser Bourgeoisie Honor�� de Balzac 1824

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