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cadge

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cadge \Cadge\, n. [Cf. 2d {Cadger}.] (Hawking)
   A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.

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.

Source : WordNet®

cadge
     v 1: ask for and get free; be a parasite [syn: {mooch}, {bum}, {grub},
           {sponge}]
     2: obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is
        always shnorring cigarettes from his friends" [syn: {schnorr},
         {shnorr}, {scrounge}]
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