noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Being lazy or in a state of boredom. UK, slang, uncountable
2. 2
   The stealing of offcuts of material by a tailor making a garment with a customer's fabric. slang, uncountable

   "The tailor in the East [...] is made to cut out the cloth in presence of its owner, to prevent "cabbaging"."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of cabbage form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

boodlecoleabstractannexauberginebean

Example

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"The tailor in the East [...] is made to cut out the cloth in presence of its owner, to prevent "cabbaging"."

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