cadge
1[ kaj ]
/ kædʒ /
verb (used with object), cadged, cadg·ing.
to obtain by imposing on another's generosity or friendship.
to borrow without intent to repay.
to beg or obtain by begging.
verb (used without object), cadged, cadg·ing.
to ask, expect, or encourage another person to pay for or provide one's drinks, meals, etc.
to beg.
Nearby words
cadential, cadenza, cadet, cadet cloth, cadette, cadge, cadger, cadgy, cadi, cadillac, cadillac, antoine de la mothe
Origin of cadge
11275–1325; perhaps to be identified with Middle English caggen to tie, of uncertain origin
Related formscadg·er, noun
Definition for cadge (2 of 2)
cadge
2[ kaj ]
/ kædʒ /
noun Falconry.
a frame on which hawks are carried to the field.
Origin of cadge
2First recorded in 1605–15; apparently variant of cage
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British Dictionary definitions for cadge
cadge
/ (kædʒ) /
verb
to get (food, money, etc) by sponging or begging
noun
British a person who cadges
on the cadge British informal engaged in cadging
Word Origin for cadge
C17: of unknown origin
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Word Origin and History for cadge
cadge
"to beg" (1812), "to get by begging" (1848), of uncertain origin, perhaps a back-formation from cadger "itinerant dealer with a pack-horse," mid-15c., which is perhaps from early 14c. cadge "to fasten, to tie," of unknown origin.
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