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. Because…you can buy yourself a Daisy Mae with that money? I have no idea what’s going on here, or what the real meaning is, but it’s fascinating. WWII poster promoting G.I. War Bonds - 1942 - From U.S. Library of Congress archives.

    Because…you can buy yourself a Daisy Mae with that money?

    I have no idea what’s going on here, or what the real meaning is, but it’s fascinating.

    WWII poster promoting G.I. War Bonds - 1942 - From U.S. Library of Congress archives.

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      sex sells. I think this ad is worse than pron in someways
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      It’s to inspire soldiers to save enough money so that they can afford to get married after the war. Posted by
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