1. the act or practice of stealing or taking without permission
Usage: informal; chiefly British

1. present participle of cabbage; to steal or pilfer, especially small items or scraps of material
Usage: informal; chiefly British
2. present participle of cabbage; to form into a head or compact mass, as a plant does
Usage: horticultural

Examples

• The tailor was caught cabbaging scraps of expensive fabric from the workshop.
• Workers were dismissed for cabbaging supplies from the stockroom.
• The lettuce is cabbaging nicely in the garden this season.
• He admitted to cabbaging small items over several months.
• The plants began cabbaging after the first frost.
• Cabbaging from the till was a serious offense at the shop.