KEDGE


Meaning of KEDGE in English

I. verb (~d; kedging) Etymology: Middle English caggen Date: 1627 transitive verb to move (a ship) by means of a line attached to a small anchor dropped at the distance and in the direction desired, intransitive verb to move a ship by kedging, II. noun Date: 1765 a small anchor used especially in kedging

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