Lexic.us

Definition of Head cabbage

1. Noun. Any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves.

2. Noun. Any of several varieties of cabbage having a large compact globular head; may be steamed or boiled or stir-fried or used raw in coleslaw.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Head Cabbage

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Literary usage of Head cabbage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Secretary for Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1876)
"Floi/il: Tbc drum-head cabbage is the best variety I oversaw; ... Nobles : The early drum-head cabbage did remarkably ; never raised so nico before, ..."

2. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1902)
"... 2d heaviest head cabbage Heaviest head cabbage '., Best three heads of Karly Snowball cauliflower PM ..."

3. My Favorite Receipt by Royal Baking Powder Company (1886)
"1 large head cabbage, 1 head cauliflower, 1 qt each of lima beans, ... 1 pk. green tomatoes, 1 doz. large green cucumbers, 1 large head cabbage, ..."

4. A Treatise on Agriculture, Comprising a Concise History of Its Origin and by John Armstrong (1846)
"It is this last circumstance that particularly recommends it; for a frost that would be destructive of head cabbage will make kale better. ..."

5. Transactions of the State Agricultural Society of Michigan: With Reports of by Michigan State Agricultural Society (1850)
"JC Holmes, Detroit, Early York, Flat Dutch and Drum head cabbage, Blood Beets, ... William Leason, Detroit; head Cabbage. William Y. Patterson, Springwells; ..."

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