KEDGE

Etymology

Noun

kedge (plural kedges)

(nautical) A small anchor used for warping a vessel; also called a kedge anchor.

(Yorkshire) A glutton.

Verb

kedge (third-person singular simple present kedges, present participle kedging, simple past and past participle kedged)

(transitive) To warp (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.

(intransitive, of a vessel) To move with the help of a kedge, as described above.

Source: Wiktionary

Kedge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kedged; p. pr. & vb. n. Kedging.] Etym: [Cf. dial. Sw. keka to tug, to drag one's self slowly forward; or perh. fr. ked, and kedge, n., for ked anchor, named from the ked or cask fastened to the anchor to show where it lies.] (Naut.)

Definition: To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.

Kedge, n. Etym: [See Kedge, v. t.] (Naut.)

Definition: A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. See Kedge, v. t., and Anchor, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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