cadge : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cadge	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for cadge
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cadge v ask for and get free; be a parasite [syn: mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge] obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends" Synonym(s): schnorr, shnorr, scrounge, cadge
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cadge \Cadge\, n. [Cf. 2d {Cadger}.] (Hawking) A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.