/kej/ , v. , kedged, kedging , n. Naut.
v.t.
1. to warp or pull (a ship) along by hauling on the cable of an anchor carried out from the ship and dropped.
v.i.
2. (of a ship) to move by being kedged.
n.
3. Also called kedge anchor . a small anchor used in kedging.
[ 1475-85; akin to ME caggen to fasten; see CADGE 1 ]