Associations to the word «Cadge»
Adverb
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Wiktionary
CADGE, noun. (falconry) A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.
CADGE, verb. (Geordie) To beg.
CADGE, verb. (US) (British) (slang) To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince someone to do something they might not normally do.
CADGE, verb. To carry hawks and other birds of prey.
CADGE, verb. (UK) (Scotland) (dialect) To carry, as a burden.
CADGE, verb. (UK) (Scotland) (dialect) To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc.
CADGE, verb. (UK) (Scotland) (dialect) To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg.
Dictionary definition
CADGE, verb. Ask for and get free; be a parasite.
CADGE, verb. Obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends".
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