About The Word Cadge
Learn about the word Cadge to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Cadge definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Cadge
| Cadge Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Cadge?
[v] obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling
[v] ask for and get free; be a parasite Synonyms | Synonyms for Cadge: bum | grub | mooch | scrounge | sponge Related Terms | Find terms related to Cadge: See Also | beg | freeload | obtain Cadge In Webster's Dictionary \Cadge\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Cadged}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Cadging}.] [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. [Cf. 2d {Cadger}.] (Hawking) A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Hotly ‐ in a heated manner; "`To say I am behind the strike is so much…
- Order lagomorpha ‐ rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata…
- Sandbur ‐ grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having…
- Beholding ‐ perception by means…
- Double bass ‐ largest and lowest member of the violin family [adj] pitched…
- Manpower ‐ the force of workers…
- Illustrated ‐ (of a publication) provided with illustrations; "illustrated…
- Marine turtle ‐ any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers;…
- Guarded ‐ prudent; "guarded optimism" [adj] very reluctant to give out…
- Assuasive ‐ freeing from fear…