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cadge

/kædʒ/

Translations

cadgenoun

cadges

/kædʒ/

Archaic/technical falconry noun still attested in historical and specialist texts.

cadgeverb

cadged

Past Simple

cadged

Past Participle

cadging

Gerund

/kædʒ/

He tried to cadge a cigarette from a stranger.

Он попытался клянчить сигарету у незнакомца.

She managed to cadge a ride to the station.

Ей удалось выпрашивать поездку до станции.

Additional translations

Synonyms

cadgenoun

A portable frame or perch on which hawks are carried in falconry (archaic).

The falconer rested the goshawk on a cadge while adjusting its jesses.

cadgeverb

To ask for or obtain something to which one is not strictly entitled.

He managed to cadge a free meal from the restaurant owner.