Cadge

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cadge \Cadge\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Cadged}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Cadging}.] [Cf. Scot. cache, caich, cadge, to toss,
     drive, OE. cachen to drive, catch, caggen to bind, or perh.
     E. cage. Cf. {Cadger}.]
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     1. To carry, as a burden. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Halliwell.


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     2. To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc. [Prov.]
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     3. To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg. [Prov. or
        Slang, Eng.] --Wright.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cadge \Cadge\, n. [Cf. 2d {Cadger}.] (Hawking)
     A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cadge
       v 1: ask for and get free; be a parasite [syn: {mooch}, {bum}, {grub},
             {sponge}]
       2: obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is
          always shnorring cigarettes from his friends" [syn: {schnorr},
           {shnorr}, {scrounge}]