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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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.
‘Her oxen may dye i’ the house, billie, And her kye into the byre, And I sall hae nothing to mysell Bot a fat fadge by the fyre.’
From Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - First Series by Sidgwick, Frank
"Her oxen may dye i' the house, billie, And her kye into the byre,30 And I sall hae nothing to mysell, Bot a fat fadge by the fyre."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
How will this fadge? my master loves her dearly; And I, poor monster, fond as much on him, And she, mistaken, seems to dote on me.
From Twelfth Night by Shakespeare, William
“I am afraid,” said I, “any new adventures which I can invent p. 214will not fadge well with the old tale; one will but spoil the other.”
From Lavengro the Scholar - the Gypsy - the Priest by Watts, Theodore
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