3 entries under this word

Kedge

Kĕd'ge, n.

noun

n. [See infra.] (Naut.) A small anchor used to keep a ship steady when riding in a harbor or river, and particularly at the turn of the tide, to keep her clear of her bower anchor, also to remove her from one part of a harbor to another, being carried out in a boat and let go, as in warping or kedging. [Sometimes written kedger.]

Kēdge, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. KEDGED; p. pr. & vb. n. KEDGING.] [Scot. kedge, cadge, cache, to toss about, to move a thing quickly from one place to another.] (Naut.) To warp, as a ship; to move by means of a kedge, as in a river.

Kēdge or Kēd'gy, a.

adjective

a. [See supra. Cf. Dan. kaad, Sw. kåt, wanton, petulant, sportive, Icel. kátr, glad, merry.] Brisk; lively. [Prov. Eng.] Forby.