English Explanatory Dictionary

cadge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To tie, fasten.
  2. To beg.
  3. To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.
noun
  1. A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.
verb
  1. To carry hawks and other birds of prey.
  2. To carry, as a burden.
  3. To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc.

Pronunciation

/kæd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cadge.wav

Word forms

cadge cadges cadging cadgin cadged

Etymology

From Middle English caggen (“to tie, fasten, bind”), probably from Old Norse. Compare Old Norse kǫgurr (“quilt”), kǫgurbarn (“swaddled child”).

Synonyms

scrounge bum beg blag cadge leech mooch mump scunge sponge tap wheedle

Derived words

cadger codger on the cadge
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