cadge.
To tie, fasten.
Meaning & usage
To tie, fasten.
To beg.
To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.
Are ye gannin te cadge a lift of yoer fatha?
Where this word comes from
From Middle English caggen (“to tie, fasten, bind”), probably from Old Norse. Compare Old Norse kǫgurr (“quilt”), kǫgurbarn (“swaddled child”).
A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.
Where this word comes from
Likely a corruption of cage.
To carry hawks and other birds of prey.
To carry, as a burden.
To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc.
Where this word comes from
Likely a corruption of cage.
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