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Meaning of Cabbaging | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Being lazy or in a state of boredom.
    UK, slang, uncountable
  2. The stealing of offcuts of material by a tailor making a garment with a customer's fabric.
    slang, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية السرقة أو اﻷختلاس

Examples

“The tailor in the East [...] is made to cut out the cloth in presence of its owner, to prevent "cabbaging".”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

cabbala cabbaling cabbalism cabbalist cabbeling cabber

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