cabbaging

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of cabbage. Use this -ing form for an action happening now, or to name the action itself.

   He was cabbaging bits of cloth whenever the shop was quiet.

   Cabbaging extra fabric got the tailor into trouble.

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2. 2
   nounslangUKuncountable

   Time spent being lazy and bored, doing nothing much at all.

   Like a lazy day when you lie around and do nothing.

   He spent the whole rainy day just cabbaging at home.

   A bit of cabbaging on the weekend helps her feel rested.

   Similarloafing, lounging, idleness

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3. 3
   nounslanguncountable

   The act of a tailor secretly keeping the leftover bits of a customer's cloth.

   Like a baker quietly taking home the extra dough left over from someone's order.

   The shop owner was fired for cabbaging once the missing cloth was noticed.

   Cabbaging the spare velvet, he sewed himself a vest from the leftovers.

   Similarpilfering, theft, filching

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