Meanings
nounconstab (plural constabs)
plural constabs
- CaribbeanA police officer.
"I am going to the kitchen this time, Orrin. If I come back in ten minutes and you have not gone, I will simply call the police." Simply, no less. Could it really be simple for her to have the constabs haul him away?
1991, Larry Duberstein, Postcards from Pinsk
Origin
Short for constable.
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