Cabbage
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| - | The word "cabbage" is used to define the density of taxi cabs within a town or city. | + | 1) The word "cabbage" is used to define the density of taxi cabs within a town or city. |
For example, at 11pm, the cabbage is very high, falling rapidly in the early hours of the morning. | For example, at 11pm, the cabbage is very high, falling rapidly in the early hours of the morning. | ||
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| + | 2) In 17th century London, Cabbage was a tax on hackney Carriages, payable in person to the king in salad leaves - hence the name of the vegetable. | ||
Revision as of 08:35, 8 April 2009
1) The word "cabbage" is used to define the density of taxi cabs within a town or city.
For example, at 11pm, the cabbage is very high, falling rapidly in the early hours of the morning.
2) In 17th century London, Cabbage was a tax on hackney Carriages, payable in person to the king in salad leaves - hence the name of the vegetable.
