fadge
Britishverb
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to agree
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to succeed
noun
Etymology
Origin of fadge
C16: of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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Now, Master Clare, you see how matters fadge; Your Milliscent must needs be made a Nune.
From The Merry Devil by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)
“Her oxen may dye i’ the house, billie,And her kye into the byre;And I sall hae nothing to mysellBot a fat fadge by the fyre.”
From A Collection of Ballads by Lang, Andrew
The whey was sufficient and nearly everybody had "a dhrap o' th' craither" and a bite of fadge.
From My Lady of the Chimney Corner by Irvine, Alexander
After landing, they all went to the Northern Counties Hotel, where a good breakfast was ordered, consisting of fresh herrings, coffee, eggs, fadge and honey.
From Sarah's First Start in Life. by Campbell, Adelaide M. G.
"There's your fish for you," she said, "and fadge and oaten farles, and if you want more you'd better show some civility to the woman that does for you."
From The Northern Iron by Birmingham, George A.
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