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kedgeEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
Perhaps an alteration of cadge.
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Chambers (1908)
1908- KedgeEnglish · e-38538-6570
Kedge, kej, n. a small anchor for keeping a ship steady, and for warping the ship.—v.t. to move by means of a kedge, to warp.—n. Kedg′er, a kedge. [Scand.; cf. Sw. prov. keka, to drive slowly.]
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Kedge, kej, adj. (prov.) brisk, lively: pot-bellied.—Also Kedg′y, Kidge.
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