CADGE

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

Etymology

Noun

cadge (plural cadges)

(falconry) A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.

Verb

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.

Synonyms

• (obtain from others): scrounge, bum

Anagrams

• 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