[ kɛdʒ ]
■ verb move (a boat) by hauling in a hawser attached at a distance to an anchor.
■ noun (also ~ anchor ) a small anchor used for such a purpose.
Origin
C15: perh. a specific use of dialect cadge 'bind, tie'.
[ kɛdʒ ]
■ verb move (a boat) by hauling in a hawser attached at a distance to an anchor.
■ noun (also ~ anchor ) a small anchor used for such a purpose.
Origin
C15: perh. a specific use of dialect cadge 'bind, tie'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004