English Explanatory Dictionary

cab off the rank

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something fitting or occurring at a specified point in a series.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

cab off the rank cabs off the rank

Etymology

Figurative reference to cabs at a taxi rank, which wait in a line for passengers, the frontmost cab departing first.

Related words

cab-rank rule
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