cabbage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various types of cabbage
    chou.
  2. noun informal terms for money
    moolah; wampum; clams; gelt; kale; lucre; sugar; dinero; simoleons; loot; boodle; lettuce; dough; shekels; scratch; pelf; lolly; bread.
  3. noun any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers
    Brassica oleracea; cultivated cabbage.
  4. verb make off with belongings of others
    pilfer; filch; pinch; abstract; swipe; sneak; purloin; hook; lift; snarf; nobble.

WordNet

Cab"bage noun
Etymology
OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cobus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See Chiff, Cape.
Definitions
(Bot.)
  1. 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.
  2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like, cabbage, for food. See Cabbage tree, below.
  3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.
Cab"bage intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To form a head like that the cabbage; as, to make lettuce cabbage. Johnson.
Cab"bage intransitive verb
Etymology
F.cabasser, fr. OF. cabas theft; cf. F. cabas basket, and OF. cabuser to cheat.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Cabbaged ; present participle & verbal noun Cabbaging
Definitions
  1. To purloin or embezzle, as the pieces of cloth remaining after cutting out a garment; to pilfer.
    Your tailor . . . cabbages whole yards of cloth. Arbuthnot.
Cab"bage noun
Definitions
  1. Cloth or clippings cabbaged or purloined by one who cuts out garments.

Webster 1913