[ledge] n [ME legge bar of a gate] (1535) 1: a raised or projecting edge or molding intended to protect or check "a window ~"
2: an underwater ridge or reef esp. near the shore 3 a: a narrow flat surface or shelf; esp: one that projects from a wall of rock b: rock that is solid or continuous enough to form ledges: bedrock "the field was full of ~"
4: lode, vein -- ledgy adj