Definitions for kedgekɛdʒ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
kedgekɛdʒ(v.; n.)kedged, kedg•ing
(v.t.)to pull (a ship) along by hauling on the cable of an anchor carried out from the ship and dropped.
Category: Nautical, Navy
(v.i.)(of a ship) to move by being kedged.
Category: Nautical, Navy
(n.)a small anchor used in kedging.
Category: Nautical, Navy
Origin of kedge:
1475–85; akin to ME caggen to fasten
Wiktionary
kedge(Noun)
A small anchor used for warping a vessel (also called kedge anchor).
kedge(Noun)
A glutton
kedge(Verb)
To warp (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
kedge(Verb)
To move with the help of a kedge, as described above.
Origin: Perhaps an alteration of cadge.
Webster Dictionary
Kedge(noun)
to move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it
Kedge(verb)
a small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. See Kedge, v. t., and Anchor, n
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