| 单词 | cabbage |
| 释义 | cabbage cabbage1 —cabbagelike, adj. /kab"ij/, n. 1. any of several cultivated varieties of a plant, Brassica oleracea capitata, of the mustard family, having a short stem and leaves formed into a compact, edible head. 2. the head or leaves of this plant, eaten cooked or raw. 3. Slang. money, esp. paper money. 4. Chiefly Brit. Informal. a. a stupid, dull, or spiritless person. b. a mentally impaired person who is unable to live independently; vegetable. [1350-1400; ME caboche, caboge, cabage head of cabbage < dial. OF (Picardy, Normandy) lit., head, noggin, equiv. to ca- formative in expressive words, of uncert. orig. + boche; see BOSS2, BOTCH2] cabbage2 /kab"ij/, n. , v. , cabbaged, cabbaging. n. 1. Chiefly Brit. a. cloth scraps that remain after a garment has been cut from a fabric and that by custom the tailor may claim. b. Also called cab. such scraps used for reprocessing. v.t. , v.i. 2. to steal; pilfer: He cabbaged whole yards of cloth. [1615-25; earlier carbage shred, piece of cloth, appar. var. of GARBAGE wheat straw chopped small (obs. sense)] |
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