英语词汇“cabbage-tree mob”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

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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