About The Word Cadge
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Cadge
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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. |
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