CUTHBERT BEDE, B.A.

_Tailor's "Cabbage."_--

"The term _cabbage_, by which tailors designate the cribbed

pieces of cloth, is said to be derived from an old word,

'cablesh,' _i. e._ wind-fallen wood. And their 'hell,' where

they store the cabbage, from 'helan,' to hide."

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