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cabin

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  1. cabin class           
 
1. cab.in \'kab-*n\ n [ME cabane, fr. MF, fr. OProv cabana hut, fr. ML 
   capanna] 1a: a private room on a ship for one or a few persons  1b: a 
   compartment below deck on a small boat for passengers or crew  1c: an 
   airplane or airship compartment for cargo, crew, or passengers  2: a small 
   one-story dwelling usu. of simple construction  3a: chiefly Brit : CAB  3b: 
   the part of a passenger trailer used for living quarters 
2. cabin vi : to live in or as if in a cabin CONFINE