KEDGE

v. n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
v.

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

2.
n.

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


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