Cabbage - [kab-ij] Chiefly British 1. a. cloth scraps that remain after a garment has been cut from a fabric and that by custom the tailor may claim. 2. slang - verb. To steal; pilfer: He cabbaged whole yards of cloth.

Cove - (kəʊv) Brit, Austral 1. old-fashioned , slang - a fellow; chap.

Cabbaging Cove: A scoundrel keen on pilfering [from the annals of not-so-distant history]!

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  1. Household Utensils Includes (top to bottom): Bread cutter, coffee roaster, carpet sweeper, knife cleanser, wringer and mangle, spice box. [Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management: A Guide to Cookery in all Branches. 1907.]

    Household Utensils

    Includes (top to bottom): Bread cutter, coffee roaster, carpet sweeper, knife cleanser, wringer and mangle, spice box.

    [Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management: A Guide to Cookery in all Branches. 1907.]

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