gage
noun
something, as a glove, thrown down by a medieval knight in token of challenge to combat.
had gaged
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past perfectof gage.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But the young Indian had gaged his distance well.
From The Heart of the Desert Kut-Le of the Desert by Honoré Morrow
Chumru saw that he had gaged his man rightly, and the evil glint in the subadar’s eyes told him the unspoken thought.
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Louis Tracy
