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Webster 1913 Edition


Cadge

Cadge

,
Verb.
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

,
Noun.
[Cf. 2d
Cadger
.]
(Hawking)
A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cadge

CADGE

,
Verb.
T.
To carry a burden.