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noun, plural (especially collectively) ged, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) geds.Scot. and North England.

any fish of the pike family.

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Origin of ged

1275–1325; Middle English gedde<Old Norse gedda pike

GED

general educational development.

general equivalency diploma.

She spends the year out of public view, quietly studying for her GED.
Up to a Point: 2013 in Review and Predictions for 2014|P. J. O’Rourke|January 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So, I read a lot of books, got my GED while I was in there, and worked out every day.
Ja Rule on Life in Prison, His 50 Cent Beef, New Film & Finding God|Marlow Stern|October 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The average annual salary for a person with a GED is only $37,200.
The Military-Industrial Complex Is Real, and It’s Bigger Than Ever|John Avlon|June 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The boy got his GED and is joining the Army, she said—a win for both.
Coming Home: A Second Life for Soldiers|Abigail Pesta|November 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST

He encouraged me to get my GED, take college classes, and pursue my architecture license.
Scientology’s Sea Org: A Story of Escape for Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise|Abigail Pesta|July 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This is the new fanaticism of Mr. Alexander Morton, sen. Ged!
Two Men of Sandy Bar|Bret Harte
Good ged, sir, the man had to put on his overcoat, and was shot in it.
Mrs. Skaggs's Husbands and Other Stories|Bret Harte
He gifs me a rite py Tenver for vat I dit, und he gifs Matt a chob like vat he could ged anyvere for der same money.
Motor Matt's Mystery|Stanley R. Matthews
Oof you tell der deputy sheriff, und make some misdakes, den you lose your chob, und ve bot' lose a shance to ged to Tenver.
Motor Matt's Mystery|Stanley R. Matthews
Oof it vas Pringle, I don'd ged him; und oof id vas Drymore, ve don't ged der bearls.
Motor Matt's Mystery|Stanley R. Matthews