schnorr, shnorr, scrounge, cadge
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge
(verb) ask for and get free; be a parasite
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cadge (plural cadges)
(falconry) A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.
cadge (third-person singular simple present cadges, present participle cadgin or cadging, simple past and past participle cadged)
(Geordie) To beg.
(US, British, slang) To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.
To carry hawks and other birds of prey.
(UK, Scotland, dialect) To carry, as a burden.
(UK, Scotland, dialect) To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc.
(UK, Scotland, dialect) To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg.
• (obtain from others): scrounge, bum
• caged
Source: Wiktionary
Cadge, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Cadged; p. pr. & vb. n. Cadging.] Etym: [Cf. Scot. cache, caich, cadge, to toss, drive, OE. cachen to drive, catch, caggen to bind, or perh. E. cage. Cf. Cadger.]
1. To carry, as a burden. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Halliwell.
2. To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc. [Prov.]
3. To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg. [Prov. or Slang, Eng.] Wright.
Cadge, n. Etym: [Cf. 2d Cadger.] (Hawking)
Definition: A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
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