Kedge

3 definitions found

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

  Kedge \Kedge\ (k[e^]j), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kedged} (k[e^]jd);
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Kedging}.] [Cf. dial. Sw. keka to tug, to
     drag one's self slowly forward; or perh. fr. ked, and kedge,
     n., for keg anchor, named from the keg or cask fastened to
     the anchor to show where it lies.] (Naut.)
     To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat,


     dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
     [1913 Webster]

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

  Kedge \Kedge\, n. [See {Kedge}, v. t.] (Naut.)
     A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed
     with. See {Kedge}, v. t., and {Anchor}, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "kedge":
     anchor, board, boom, cast anchor, cast loose, clap on ratlines,
     clear hawse, come to anchor, cut loose, disembark, dock,
     drop the hook, haul, haul down, heave, heave apeak, heave round,
     heave short, kedge off, lash, lash and tie, lay, lay aloft,
     lay anchor, log, moor, ratline down, spar down, stream the log,
     tie up, traverse a yard, unlash, warp