kedge
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
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Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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kedgesimple
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kedgessimple
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have kedgedperfect
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has kedgedperfect
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am kedgingprogressive
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are kedgingprogressive
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is kedgingprogressive
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have been kedgingperfect progressive
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has been kedgingperfect progressive
Past
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kedgedsimple
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had kedgedperfect
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was kedgingprogressive
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were kedgingprogressive
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had been kedgingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of kedge
1475–85; akin to Middle English caggen to fasten; see 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.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
A kedge wouldn't hold in this slime," declared the practical Miss Baird, "even if you were able to lay it out.
From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
Kedge, kej, n. a small anchor for keeping a ship steady, and for warping the ship.—v.t. to move by means of a kedge, to warp.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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)
Two kedges were found, and a hawser was bent to one, when the launch was carried outside of the bar and anchored.
From Homeward Bound or, the Chase by Cooper, James Fenimore
These kedges lay on the poop, where they were habitually kept, and two men had no great difficulty in getting them over the stern, suspended by stoppers.
From The Crater by Cooper, James Fenimore
When one broadside was entirely out of action, he used his cables, kedges and springs, and brought the other batteries to bear.
From Rolf in the Woods by Seton, Ernest Thompson
Next morning, when the kedges were fished up, the Marie went on her way to Iceland, and Yann's heart, to all appearance, was as free as in his early years.
From An Iceland Fisherman by Cambon, M. Jules
Two of them carried small kedges over their shoulders.
From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Hall, Benjamin Homer
By our utmost exertions the bark was gotten off, not a moment too soon, however, for by the time we kedged her into deep water a pampeiro was upon us.
From Voyage of the Liberdade by Slocum, Joshua
Then, besides, up there they could see for miles, and Coe had kedged the schooner acrost the fairway so that Afiola might reckonize his relations in the rigging.
From Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas by Osbourne, Lloyd
At 7 in the evening the wind almost died out, and for four more weary hours the worn-out sailors towed and kedged.
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
She kedged up toward Norfolk, and when the tide rose ran in and anchored between the forts; and a few days later dropped down to cover the forts which were being built at Craney Island.
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
Under Hayes's direction, at flood-tide, she was then kedged over the reef into the lagoon, and anchored in smooth water.
From Concerning "Bully" Hayes From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902 by Becke, Louis
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
Filled with curiosity as to what a "jolly bit of kedging" might be, and also pleased with the idea that he was not considered utterly useless, Alaric hastily dressed and hurried on deck.
From Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast by Munroe, Kirk
The captain of one of the enemy's frigates now sees the game, and tries kedging, but does not get near enough to throw a shot.
From Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools by Blaisdell, Albert F.
From thence, after two days' incessant kedging and towing, we anchored off the town of Kuchin, on the morning of the 8th instant.
From Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery by Marryat, Frank
We talked of towing, of kedging out, of going to any extreme, even to small boats.
From The Mystery by White, Stewart Edward
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