CADGED

Verb

cadged

simple past tense and past participle of cadge

Source: Wiktionary


CADGE

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



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