kedge
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
verb
noun
Etymology
Origin of kedge
1475–85; akin to Middle English caggen to fasten; cadge 1
Example Sentences
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He dropped a kedge at the caucus room door, and rode up into the eye of a gentle breeze, and backed his mainsail.
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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.
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It was not long, however, before the enemy discovered the trick the Yankee was playing, and began also to kedge.
From The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 by Headley, Joel Tyler
We had some lunch and then set off again with two boats, another kedge and grass rope, a light cod-line and a large rocket.
From The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad by Knight, E. F. (Edward Frederick)
The boats were already in the water, the kedge lifted, and the crews bending forward in readiness for the signal.
From A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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