cadge

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Synonyms 1.4.3 Translations 1.4.4 References 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Possibly a corruption of cage, < Old French.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kædʒ/

  Rhymes: -ædʒ

[edit] Noun

cadge (plural cadges)

1. (falconry) A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.

[edit] Verb

to cadge (third-person singular simple present cadges, present participle cadging or cadgin, simple past and past participle cadged)

1. (Geordie) To beg.

   "Are ye gannin te cadge a lift of yoer fatha?"

2. (US, British, slang) To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince someone to do something they might not normally do.
3. To carry hawks and other birds of prey.

• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

[edit] Derived terms

• cadger
• codger

[edit] Synonyms

• (obtain from others): scrounge, bum

[edit] Translations

• Bulgarian: прося

[edit] References

• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
• article on cadge at World Wide Words

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: acdeg
• caged