A room or compartment partitioned off in a ship, where the officers and passengers reside. In a man-of-war, the principal cabin, in which the captain or admiral lives, is the upper after-part of the vessel.
·noun A cottage or small house; a hut. II. Cabin ·noun A small room; an inclosed place. III. Cabin...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A boy whose duty is to attend and serve the officers and passengers in the cabin. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
See jobation. ...
A companion, when two occupy a cabin furnished with two bed-places. ...