cabbage

//ˈkæb.ɪdʒ//
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Noun

cabbageSingular
cabbagesPlural
1

A leafy green, red, or white vegetable with tightly packed leaves forming a round head, commonly used in cooking.

I bought a fresh cabbage at the market.

2

Informal British slang for money, especially paper currency.

I need to earn some cabbage to pay the rent.

3

Offensive slang for a person who is brain-dead or in a vegetative state.

The doctor warned that the patient might end up as a cabbage if the surgery failed.

Verb

1

To steal or pilfer, especially cloth remnants by a tailor.

The tailor was caught cabbaging scraps of expensive fabric.

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