CABBAGE

I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English caboche, from Middle French dialect (Norman & Picard), literally, head, noggin Date: 15th century 1. any of several brassicas ( Brassica oleracea ) of European origin, any of several plants related to or resembling ~, money , cash , ~y also cabbagy adjective II. noun Etymology: perhaps by folk etymology from Middle French cabas cheating, theft pieces of cloth left in cutting out garments and traditionally kept by tailors as perquisites, III. transitive verb (~d; cabbaging) Date: 1691 steal , filch