Sekirov Dictionary

cadge

/kæd͡ʒ/

verb 6
noun 1
forms 4

verb6

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To beg.
- Cadging on the fly is a profitable occupation in the vicinity of bathing places, and large towns. A person of this description frequently gets many shillings in the course of the day — 1839
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(US, slang) To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.
- Are ye gannin te cadge a lift of yoer fatha?
(dialect, UK) To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc.
To carry hawks and other birds of prey.
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(dialect, UK) To carry, as a burden.
- Another Atlas that will cadge a whole world of iniuries without fainting. — 1607
(no longer used) To tie, fasten.

noun1

A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.

forms

cadged · cadgin · cadging · cadges

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