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Definition of Cabbages
1. cabbage [v] - See also: cabbage
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cabbages
Literary usage of Cabbages
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. General View of the Agriculture of the County of Suffolk: Drawn Up for the by Arthur Young (1804)
"They do not have recourse to either turnips or cabbages as a necessary article
... This point goes to both ; or rather, cabbages being much easier got at, ..."
2. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1879)
"THE number of truly distinct or typical varieties of cabbages is not very extended,
but their variability of character and appearance has led at all times ..."
3. The Rural Economy of the Midland Counties: Including the Management of by Marshall (William), Mr Marshall (1790)
"... the length of time cabbages have how been cultivated as a crop in ... there is
fome probability of cabbages becoming a prevalent crop. ..."
4. The Improved Housewife: Or Book of Receipts, with Engravings for Marketing by A. L. Webster (1855)
"Repeat the boiling of the vinegar, and turning it on the cabbages six or seven
times every ... cabbages and Cauliflowers, Slice red cabbage into a colander, ..."
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