cabbage
Speech parts
1. cabbage - Noun
2. cabbage - Verb
Meaning
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.
The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like, cabbage, for food. See Cabbage tree, below.
The cabbage palmetto. See below.
To form a head like that the cabbage; as, to make lettuce cabbage.
To purloin or embezzle, as the pieces of cloth remaining after cutting out a garment; to pilfer.
Cloth or clippings cabbaged or purloined by one who cuts out garments.
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Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.
Yip cabbage on three!
The question of common sense is always "What is it good for?"-a question which would abolish the rose and be answered triumphantly by the cabbage.
Cabbage is best after it is reheated seven times.
A good wife and a wholesome cabbage soup, what more could you want?
Soft words butter no parsnips, but they won't harden the heart of the cabbage either.