How would you interpret this sentence? A young couple slid into the next table, inciting Tom to announce: “Hardware and headlights, call the nabs.” The fellow was an Adonis, more or less Tommy in a younger model. The girl wore a tennis dress and diamond bracelets. How would you interpret this sentence: Hardware and headlights, call the nabs? Thanks! And this excerpt is taken from The Lacuna by Kingsolver.