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Cadger
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Cadge
Cadge (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Cadged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Cadging.] [Cf. Scot. cache, caich, cadge, to toss, drive, OE. cachen to drive, catch, caggen to bind, or perh. E. cage. Cf. Cadger.] 1. To carry, as a burden. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]Halliwell. 2. To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc. [Prov.] 3. To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg. [Prov. or Slang, Eng.]Wright.
Cadge, n. [Cf. 2d Cadger.] (Hawking) A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.
The verb Cadge has 2 senses
1. mooch,bum,cadge,grub,sponge -- ask for and get free; be a parasite 2. schnorr,shnorr,scrounge,cadge -- obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends"
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