black cab

English

So-called because they were originally painted black; nowadays they can be any colour, but are still referred to as black cabs.

black cab (plural black cabs)

(Britain) A traditional London-style taxi; a hackney carriage.
- 2023 February 8, Greg Morse, “Crossing the border... by Sleeper”, in RAIL, number 976, page 45:
  Sitting in a black cab as it speeds away into the traffic, I check my bag. There, hiding in the bottom corner, I find a hand and body wash with the Caledonian Sleeper logo on it. I hadn't used it.

单词	black cab
释义	black cab English Etymology So-called because they were originally painted black; nowadays they can be any colour, but are still referred to as black cabs. Noun black cab (plural black cabs) (Britain) A traditional London-style taxi; a hackney carriage. 2023 February 8, Greg Morse, “Crossing the border... by Sleeper”, in RAIL, number 976, page 45: Sitting in a black cab as it speeds away into the traffic, I check my bag. There, hiding in the bottom corner, I find a hand and body wash with the Caledonian Sleeper logo on it. I hadn't used it. References “black cab”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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