kedge Meaning, Definition & Usage

Kedge intransitive verb

Etymology

Cf. dial. Sw. keka to tug, to drag one's self slowly forward; or perh. fr. ked, and kedge, n., for ked anchor, named from the ked or cask fastened to the anchor to show where it lies.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Kedged ; present participle & verbal noun Kedging

Definitions

1. (Naut.) To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.

Kedge noun

Etymology

See Kedge, v. t.

Definitions

1. (Naut.) A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. See Kedge, v. t., and Anchor, n.