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kedge
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kɛdʒ
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verb,
kedged,
kedg·ing,
noun
Nautical
verb (used with object)
1.
to warp or pull (a ship) along by hauling on the cable of an anchor carried out from the ship and dropped.
verb (used without object)
2.
(of a ship) to move by being kedged.
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noun
3.
Also called
kedge anchor.
a small anchor used in kedging.
Origin:
1475–85;
akin to
Middle English
caggen
to fasten;
see
cadge
1
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kedge
(kɛdʒ)
—
vb
1.
to draw (a vessel) along by hauling in on the cable of a light anchor that has been dropped at some distance from it, or (of a vessel) to be drawn in this fashion
—
n
2.
a light anchor, used esp for kedging
[C15: from
caggen
to fasten]
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