Definition of Kege
Kedge (k&ebreve;j), v. i. [imp.
& p. p. Kedged (k&ebreve;jd); p. pr. & vb.
n. Kedging.] [Cf. dial. Sw. keka to tug, to
drag one's self slowly forward; or perh. fr. ked, and
kedge, n., for keg anchor, named from
the keg or cask fastened to the anchor to show where it lies.]
(Naut.) To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a
boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to
it.
Kedge, n. [See Kedge, v.
t.] (Naut.) A small anchor used whenever a
large one can be dispensed with. See Kedge, v.
t., and Anchor, n.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
- A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. See Kedge, v. t., and Anchor, n.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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