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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cadge \Cadge\, n. [Cf. 2d {Cadger}.] (Hawking) A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}.] 1. To carry, as a burden. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Halliwell. 2. To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc [Prov.] 3. To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg. [Prov. or Slang, Eng.] --Wright. From WordNet r 1.6 [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 [syn: {scrounge}]
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