Kedge Definition
kĕj
kedged, kedges, kedging
noun
A light anchor, used esp. in kedging a ship.
Webster's New World
(Yorkshire) A glutton.
Wiktionary
verb
To move (a ship) by hauling on a rope fastened to an anchor that has been dropped some distance from it.
Webster's New World
To warp (a vessel) by means of a light anchor.
American Heritage
To move a ship by kedging it.
Webster's New World
To move by being kedged.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Kedge
Noun
Singular:
kedgePlural:
kedgesOrigin of Kedge
From kedge to warp a vessel perhaps from Middle English caggen to tie perhaps of Scandinavian origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Perhaps an alteration of cadge.
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