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kedge

American  
[kej] / kɛdʒ /

verb (used with object)

kedged, kedging

  1. to warp or pull (a ship) along by hauling on the cable of an anchor carried out from the ship and dropped.

verb (used without object)

kedged, kedging

  1. (of a ship) to move by being kedged.

noun

  1. Also called kedge anchor.  a small anchor used in kedging.

kedge British  
/ kɛdʒ /

verb

  1. to draw (a vessel) along by hauling in on the cable of a light anchor that has been dropped at some distance from it, or (of a vessel) to be drawn in this fashion

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noun

  1. a light anchor, used esp for kedging

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Etymology

Origin of kedge

1475–85; akin to Middle English caggen to fasten; cadge 1

Example Sentences

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The Admiral trimmed ship and hauled himself off the reef with his kedge, and stood off majestically down the corridors of the Senate Office Building.

From Time Magazine Archive

He dropped a kedge at the caucus room door, and rode up into the eye of a gentle breeze, and backed his mainsail.

From Time Magazine Archive

He then took all the rope he could spare and run a kedge out nearly a half a mile ahead and dropped it.

From The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 by Headley, Joel Tyler

Getting out the mildewed chart, he laid off his course, carefully trimmed and lighted the binnacle lamp, and going up on deck hauled in the kedge anchor.

From The Protector by Bindloss, Harold

They had moored the craft carefully, but he supposed she must have dragged her anchor or kedge and swung in near enough the shore to ground towards low-tide.

From The Protector by Bindloss, Harold

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