English

Etymology
Possibly a corruption of cage, < OF..

Pronunciation
IPA|/kæd�/
:rhymes|æd�

Noun
en-noun

1. A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.

Verb
en-verb|cadges|cadging or cadgin|cadged|cadged

1. context|Geordie To beg.

#: "Are ye gannin te cadge a lift of yoer fatha?"

1. context|US|UK|slang To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince someone to do something they might not normally do.
2. archaic To carry hawks and other birds of prey.

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Derived terms
cadger
codger

References
R:New Geordie Dictionary 1987
worldwidewords|weirdwords/ww-cad2.htm|cadge

vi:cadge
zh:cadge

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