fadge

/ (fædʒ) /

verb (intr) archaic, or dialect

to agree

to succeed

noun

NZ a package of wool in a wool-bale that weighs less than 100 kilograms

Nearby words

fadeless, faden suture, fader, fadeyev, fadeyev, aleksandr aleksandrovich, fadge, fading, fadm, fado, fadometer, fae

Word Origin for fadge

C16: of uncertain origin

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Examples from the Web for fadge

And if I get allied with Fadge, no doubt Yule will involve me in his savage feeling.
New Grub Street|George Gissing
His feeling of enmity goes so far that it includes even those who are in any way associated with Mr Fadge.
New Grub Street|George Gissing
That used to be a current bit of scandal in Fadge's circle.'
New Grub Street|George Gissing
The whey was sufficient and nearly everybody had "a dhrap o' th' craither" and a bite of fadge.
My Lady of the Chimney Corner|Alexander Irvine

He thinks of you only as he would of anyone connected with Mr Fadge.'
New Grub Street|George Gissing