Definition of cabbage-tree mob in English:

cabbage-tree mob

(also cabbage-tree hat mob)

noun

Australian historical

A gang of boisterous, often badly behaved young men, particularly in an urban area.
these youth gangs can be traced back to the cabbage-tree mobs of the 1850s
inadequate policing of the streets enabled the cabbage-tree mob to roam at night assaulting people
Example sentencesExamples
- He dates back to the cabbageites and the cabbage-tree mobs of the early nineteenth century.
- They were constantly worried about crime and the disrespectful behaviour of Cabbage Tree Hat mobs, larrikin pushes and bodgie gangs.
- A gang of larrikins in Sydney in the 1870s were known as the 'Cabbage-tree Mob' because of their distinctive headgear.
- There was a cabbage-tree mob in Sydney given to assaulting people at night and in the 1920s.
- The Cabbage Tree Mob were distinctive in their Cabbage Tree hats.

Origin

Mid 19th. cent: from cabbage tree + mob. The gangs wore cabbage-tree hats as a badge of identity.

单词	cabbage-tree mob
释义	Definition of cabbage-tree mob in English: cabbage-tree mob (also cabbage-tree hat mob) noun Australian historical A gang of boisterous, often badly behaved young men, particularly in an urban area. these youth gangs can be traced back to the cabbage-tree mobs of the 1850s inadequate policing of the streets enabled the cabbage-tree mob to roam at night assaulting people Example sentencesExamples He dates back to the cabbageites and the cabbage-tree mobs of the early nineteenth century. They were constantly worried about crime and the disrespectful behaviour of Cabbage Tree Hat mobs, larrikin pushes and bodgie gangs. A gang of larrikins in Sydney in the 1870s were known as the 'Cabbage-tree Mob' because of their distinctive headgear. There was a cabbage-tree mob in Sydney given to assaulting people at night and in the 1920s. The Cabbage Tree Mob were distinctive in their Cabbage Tree hats. Origin Mid 19th. cent: from cabbage tree + mob. The gangs wore cabbage-tree hats as a badge of identity.
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