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hedge
[ hej ]
/ hɛdʒ /
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noun
verb (used with object), hedged, hedg·ing.
verb (used without object), hedged, hedg·ing.
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Origin of hedge
before 900; Middle English, Old English hegge; cognate with Dutch heg,German Hecke hedge, Old Norse heggr bird cherry
OTHER WORDS FROM hedge
hedgeless, adjectiveun·hedge, verb (used with object), un·hedged, un·hedg·ing.un·hedged, adjectivewell-hedged, adjectiveWords nearby hedge
Hedda Gabler, heddle, hedenbergite, heder, hedera, hedge, hedge apple, hedge fund, hedge garlic, hedgehog, hedgehog cactus
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British Dictionary definitions for hedge
hedge
/ (hɛdʒ) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of hedge
hedger, nounhedging, nounhedgy, adjectiveWord Origin for hedge
Old English hecg; related to Old High German heckia, Middle Dutch hegge; see haw 1
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