cabbage patchn.

Brit.

/ˈkabɪdʒ patʃ/, U.S.

/ˈkæbɪdʒ ˌpætʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cabbage n.¹, patch n.¹

Etymology: < cabbage n.¹ + patch n.¹In Cabbage Patch doll n. at Compounds after the proprietary name Cabbage Patch Kids for dolls of this type.

1. A distinct area of land used for growing cabbages.

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the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > [noun] > kitchen- or herb-garden

wortyardOE

kitchen garden1376

calgarth14..

pot garden1511

herbary1625

potagera1684

plantiequoy1686

potagerie1693

olitory1706

yard1718

kailyard1725

vegetable garden1756

plantiecrue1806

cabbage patch1810

cole-garth1865

victory garden1942

1810 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Hampshire xv. 389 These..the farmers bring home to the labourers, for so much of the ashes as the labourer may be able to afford, after manuring his garden, potatoe, or cabbage patch.

1887 L. Beard & A. B. Beard How to amuse yourself & Others xvii. 194 (heading) Two girls are blindfolded and started off on the path to the kitchen-garden and cabbage-patch, where each pulls up the first stalk she finds.

1923 W. Deeping Secret Sanctuary xvi. 164 There was the beyondness of growing cabbages, the secret life of a cabbage patch.

1945 G. Millar Maquis vi. 131 We left our bicycles in the cabbage patch behind the Gendarmerie.

2010 Star (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 3 Sept. 3 Local communities transform ever larger chunks of Ndumo Game Reserve..into cabbage patches and maize fields.

2. figurative and in extended use. Frequently (chiefly North American): (traditionally, as in explanation to children) the place where newborn babies are found.

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1862 R. H. Newell Orpheus C. Kerr Papers I. 227 How often does man, after making something his particular forte, discover at last that it is only a cabbage-patch.

1923 W. J. Locke Moordius & Co. xv. 201 Moordius spoke as one does to a child doubtful of the stork or cabbage-patch theory of babies.

1945 T. H. Raddall Tambour & Other Stories 67 He yells, pleased first, and then all white and worried, the way young husbands go when it strikes 'em that babies ain't found in a cabbage patch.

1989 F. Samuel Blonde Bombshell in Three Radio Plays 42 You told me I was found in a cabbage patch.

Compounds

Cabbage Patch doll n. a type of doll with a soft body and a distinctive, large, plastic or vinyl head, typically sold with mock adoption papers or a mock birth certificate.

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1983 Indiana Gaz. 1 Sept. 3/2 (advt.) Cabbage patch dolls.

1996 Times (Electronic ed.) 17 Dec. One year there were scenes of tugging and weeping over Cabbage Patch dolls; now something called Tickle Me Elmo has caused American parents to fly in and raid Selfridges.

2003 S. Brown Free Gift Inside! 15 Cabbage Patch dolls were being ‘adopted’ by softies the world over.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	cabbage patch
释义	cabbage patchn. Brit. /ˈkabɪdʒ patʃ/, U.S. /ˈkæbɪdʒ ˌpætʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cabbage n.¹, patch n.¹ Etymology: < cabbage n.¹ + patch n.¹In Cabbage Patch doll n. at Compounds after the proprietary name Cabbage Patch Kids for dolls of this type. 1. A distinct area of land used for growing cabbages. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > [noun] > kitchen- or herb-garden wortyardOE kitchen garden1376 calgarth14.. pot garden1511 herbary1625 potagera1684 plantiequoy1686 potagerie1693 olitory1706 yard1718 kailyard1725 vegetable garden1756 plantiecrue1806 cabbage patch1810 cole-garth1865 victory garden1942 1810 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Hampshire xv. 389 These..the farmers bring home to the labourers, for so much of the ashes as the labourer may be able to afford, after manuring his garden, potatoe, or cabbage patch. 1887 L. Beard & A. B. Beard How to amuse yourself & Others xvii. 194 (heading) Two girls are blindfolded and started off on the path to the kitchen-garden and cabbage-patch, where each pulls up the first stalk she finds. 1923 W. Deeping Secret Sanctuary xvi. 164 There was the beyondness of growing cabbages, the secret life of a cabbage patch. 1945 G. Millar Maquis vi. 131 We left our bicycles in the cabbage patch behind the Gendarmerie. 2010 Star (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 3 Sept. 3 Local communities transform ever larger chunks of Ndumo Game Reserve..into cabbage patches and maize fields. 2. figurative and in extended use. Frequently (chiefly North American): (traditionally, as in explanation to children) the place where newborn babies are found. ΚΠ 1862 R. H. Newell Orpheus C. Kerr Papers I. 227 How often does man, after making something his particular forte, discover at last that it is only a cabbage-patch. 1923 W. J. Locke Moordius & Co. xv. 201 Moordius spoke as one does to a child doubtful of the stork or cabbage-patch theory of babies. 1945 T. H. Raddall Tambour & Other Stories 67 He yells, pleased first, and then all white and worried, the way young husbands go when it strikes 'em that babies ain't found in a cabbage patch. 1989 F. Samuel Blonde Bombshell in Three Radio Plays 42 You told me I was found in a cabbage patch. Compounds Cabbage Patch doll n. a type of doll with a soft body and a distinctive, large, plastic or vinyl head, typically sold with mock adoption papers or a mock birth certificate. ΚΠ 1983 Indiana Gaz. 1 Sept. 3/2 (advt.) Cabbage patch dolls. 1996 Times (Electronic ed.) 17 Dec. One year there were scenes of tugging and weeping over Cabbage Patch dolls; now something called Tickle Me Elmo has caused American parents to fly in and raid Selfridges. 2003 S. Brown Free Gift Inside! 15 Cabbage Patch dolls were being ‘adopted’ by softies the world over. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1810
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