cadge
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Is cadge a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle Yes
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of cadge?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (falconry) A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.
verb (English)
1. (Geordie) To beg.Examples: "Cadging on the fly is a profitable occupation in the vicinity of bathing places, and large towns. A person of this description frequently gets many shillings in the course of the day"Geordie
2. (US, British, slang) To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.Examples: "Are ye gannin te cadge a lift of yoer fatha?"; "They moved about the bar incessantly, cadging cigarettes and drinks, with something behind their eyes at once terribly vulnerable and terribly hard."; "1960, Lionel Bart, “Food, Glorious Food,” song from the musical Oliver! There’s not a crust, not a crumb can we find, can we beg, can we borrow, or cadge […]"Synonyms: scrounge, bum, beg, blag, bum, cadge, leech, moochBritishUSslang
3. (UK, Scotland, dialect) To carry, as a burden.Examples: "Another Atlas that will cadge a whole world of iniuries without fainting."ScotlandUKdialectal
4. (UK, Scotland, dialect) To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc.ScotlandUKdialectal
Definition source: Wiktionary