KEDGE


Meaning of KEDGE in English

v. & n. --v. 1 tr. move (a ship) by means of a hawser attached to a small anchor. 2 intr. (of a ship) move in this way. --n. (in full kedge-anchor) a small anchor for this purpose. [perh. a specific use of obs. cagge, dial. cadge bind, tie]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.