Cab″bage, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Cabbaged (–bā̍jd); p. pr. & vb. n.Cabbaging (–bā̍‐jĭng).] [F. cabasser, fr. OF. cabas theft; cf. F. cabas basket, and OF. cabuser to cheat.] To purloin or embezzle, as the pieces of cloth remaining after cutting out a garment; to pilfer.
Your tailor... cabbages whole yards of cloth.
Arbuthnot.