kedge
[ kej ]
/ kɛdʒ /
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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
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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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