kedge /kɛd͡ʒ/noun 2verb 2forms 3 noun2 •A small anchor used for warping a vessel....and throw them into the boat, which, as there are no wharves, we usually kept anchored by a small kedge, or keelek, just outside of the surf. — 1840 •A glutton. verb2 •To warp (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it. •To move with the help of a kedge, as described above.By noon the men had loaded the cargo & Prophetess was kedging out of the bay against unfavourable winds. — 2004 formskedged · kedging · kedges
