Lédge, n.

n. [A-S. liegan, liggan, to lie, p. læg, leoc, lage, p. p. legen, D. liggen, Ger. liegen.] [Formerly written lidge.] 1. A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use. The lowest ledge or row should be merely of stone. Wotton. 2. A shelf of rocks; a ridge; often, a ridge of rocks near the surface of the sea. Totten. Beneath a ledge of rocks his fleet he hides. Dryden.

3. A layer or stratum.
4. A small molding.
5. (Naut.) A small piece of timber placed athwart ships, under the deck, between the beams. Totten.
6. A cross-timber or bar for fastening a gate. [Prov. Eng.]