Kail
[keyl] /keɪl/
noun
1.
Also called borecole. a cabbagelike cultivated plant, Brassica oleracea acephala, of the mustard family, having curled or wrinkled leaves: used as a vegetable.
2.
Scot. .
3.
Slang. .
/keɪl/
noun
1.
a variant spelling of kale1
/keɪl/
noun
1.
a cultivated variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea acephala, with crinkled leaves: used as a potherb See also collard
2.
(Scot) a cabbage
3.
(US, slang) money
/keɪl/
noun
1.
(Northern English, dialect) a queue
n.
also kail, c.1300, alternative form of cawul (c.1200), surviving in this spelling after Middle English as a Scottish variant of cole “cabbage” (see cole-slaw). Slang meaning “money” is from 1902.
noun
Money; the GREEN STUFF: trite slangisms, among ’em kale, dough, mazuma, etc (1902+)
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