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cabin
cabin, (possibly from the Latin capanna, little house), a room or space in a ship partitioned off by bulkheads to provide a private apartment for officers, passengers, and crew members for sleeping and/or eating. The 13th-century explorer Marco Polo reported that Chinese junks used by merchants had as many as 60 cabins for their passengers. In Europe the first cabin as such was probably the carosse, an open space under a galley's poop deck where the admiral or captain had his bed. In later ships, the same space was enclosed by bulkheads to provide the ‘great cabin’, which was the admiral's or captain's living quarters, often divided into sleeping cabin and day cabin, where he kept his ‘table’, served by his private cook and servants. Forward of the great cabin, in larger ships, was another cabin known as the coach where in flagships the flag-captain lived. As sailing ships, particularly warships, grew larger, with additional decks, there were two coaches, upper and lower, to provide additional cabins for officers. From about the early 17th century to mid-19th century, most officers of ships below the rank of captain were allowed temporary cabins, created by canvas screens or removable wooden bulkheads, in which a cot and a clothes chest took up most of the available room. These cabins could be quickly dismantled when necessary.
The use of iron, and later steel, as the main building material for ships, combined with the 19th-century expansion of travel and trade, brought about the construction in ships of permanent cabins for officers, and in ocean liners for some of the higher-paying passengers, although during the period a majority of passengers still travelled in the steerage. The continuing growth of travel led inevitably to the provision of cabins for all passengers, and ocean liners later had staterooms as well as luxury cabins. See also huddock. |
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"cabin." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cabin." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-cabin.html "cabin." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-cabin.html |
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cabin †hut, tent; †cell; †cave, den; compartment in a ship XIV; rude habitation XV; †political cabinet (only XVII). ME. cabane, ult. (perh. via (O)F. cabane — Pr. cabana) — late L. capanna, cavanna; spellings with -in appear XVI.
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T. F. HOAD. "cabin." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "cabin." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cabin.html T. F. HOAD. "cabin." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cabin.html |
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cab·in / ˈkabən/ • n. 1. a private room or compartment on a ship. ∎ the area for passengers in an aircraft. 2. a small shelter or house, made of wood and situated in a wild or remote area. |
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"cabin." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cabin." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cabin.html "cabin." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cabin.html |
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cabin cabin fever lassitude, irritability, and similar symptoms resulting from long confinement or isolation indoors during the winter (originally and chiefly in North America).
See also log cabin. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "cabin." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "cabin." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-cabin.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "cabin." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-cabin.html |
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cabin.
1. Small, single-roomed primitive dwelling. 2. Contrived rustic retreat in a Picturesque landscape, often ornamental, but much simpler than a cottage orné. |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "cabin." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "cabin." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-cabin.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "cabin." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-cabin.html |
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cabin
•agin, akin, begin, Berlin, bin, Boleyn, Bryn, chin, chin-chin, Corinne, din, fin, Finn, Flynn, gaijin, gin, Glyn, grin, Gwyn, herein, Ho Chi Minh, in, inn, Jin, jinn, kin, Kweilin, linn, Lynn, mandolin, mandoline, Min, no-win, pin, Pinyin, quin, shin, sin, skin, spin, therein, thin, Tientsin, tin, Tonkin, Turin, twin, underpin, Vietminh, violin, wherein, whin, whipper-in, win, within, Wynne, yin
•weigh-in • lutein • lie-in • Samhain
•Bowen, Cohen, Owen, throw-in
•heroin, heroine
•benzoin
•bruin, ruin, shoo-in
•Bedouin • Islwyn
•genuine, Menuhin
•cabin, Scriabin
•Portakabin • sin bin • swingbin
•bobbin, dobbin, robin
•haemoglobin (US hemoglobin)
•Reuben • dubbin • dustbin • Jacobin
•kitchen, lichen
•Cochin • urchin
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"cabin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cabin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cabin.html "cabin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cabin.html |
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