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kedge |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Kedge \Kedge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kedged}; 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 ked anchor, named from the ked 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 From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Kedge \Kedge\, n. [See {Kedge}, v. t.] (Naut.) A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. See {Kedge}, v. t., and {Anchor}, n.