Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cab off the rank

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: cab of-f the rank
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"The Boys Next Door […] were as likely a prospect as the Australian new wave was going to throw up, could have been and in many ways were the next cab off the rank after the Saints and Radio Birdman, Australia's twin prophets of punk."
"Once again I left Jason's office in high spirits. First cab off the rank was to pay off the LAND card and I intended to do it straightaway, like ripping off a band-aid."

Etymology

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

Usage

Australian usage

Inflected Forms

cabs off the rank (plural)

Phrases

cab-rank rule

Frequently Paired Words

cab-rank rule

Questions

What does cab off the rank mean?: Something fitting or occurring at a specified point in a series.
Where does cab off the rank come from?: Figurative reference to cabs at a taxi rank, which wait in a line for passengers, the frontmost cab departing first.

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