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kedge

[ kej ]
/ kɛdʒ /
Nautical
SEE SYNONYMS FOR kedge

verb (used with object), kedged, kedg·ing.

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, kedg·ing.

(of a ship) to move by being kedged.

noun

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

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Origin of kedge

1475–85; akin to Middle English caggen to fasten; see cadge1

Words nearby kedge

Kecskemét, ked, Kedah, Kedar, keddah, kedge, kedgeree, Kediri, Kedleston Hall, Kedron, Kedushah
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Words related to kedge

mainstay, grip, hold, defense, safeguard, support, comfort, stay, hook, fastener, protection, bower, ballast, security, foothold, pillar, mooring, staff, grapnel, grappling iron

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British Dictionary definitions for kedge

kedge
/ (kɛdʒ) nautical /

verb

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

noun

a light anchor, used esp for kedging

Word Origin for kedge

C15: from caggen to fasten
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