"cabbage" Definition

Definitions for the word "cabbage" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the wild Brassica oleracea of Europe. The common cabbage has a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like, cabbage, for food. See Cabbage tree, below.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
The cabbage palmetto. See below.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. i.
To form a head like that the cabbage; as, to make lettuce cabbage.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. i.
To purloin or embezzle, as the pieces of cloth remaining after cutting out a garment; to pilfer.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
Cloth or clippings cabbaged or purloined by one who cuts out garments.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
1 vegetable with a round head and green or purple leaves. 2 = *vegetable 2. [french caboche head]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
8. slang
pieces of cloth said to be purloined by tailors. Any small profits in the way of material.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
9. slang
to pilfer or purloin. Termed by _Johnson_ a “cant word,” but adopted by later lexicographers as a respectable term. Said to have been first used in the above sense by _Arbuthnot_.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864

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