kedging
- present participle of kedge.
Example Sentences
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In half-an-hour, however, Captain Hull ordered the firing to cease, and the men were again ordered to the boats, and rowing and kedging were kept up till eleven at night.
From The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 by Headley, Joel Tyler
All through the afternoon the British frigates kept towing and kedging, being barely out of gunshot.
From The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans by Roosevelt, Theodore
I presume you are not used to kedging, captain.
From The King's Own by Marryat, Frederick
While the ships were thus being urged on by towing, kedging, and occasionally by sweeps, an intermittent fire was kept up by the British, and responded to by the "Constitution" from her stern ports.
From The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)
"Here are your trousers," continued the young mate, "and the quicker you can jump into them the better, for we've a jolly bit of kedging to attend to, and need your assistance badly."
From Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast by Munroe, Kirk
