† cargued, carged, a. Naut. Obs.
[? cf. F. carguer to charge, lade (Cotgr.).]
In high-cargued or -carged; which is found also in the form high-charged, and appears to be the same as high-carved. The original form and sense are unknown.
High-caged (-cadged) has been suggested: cf. cage 4 c, cage-work 2.
| 1580 North Plutarch (1676) 105 The Persian galleys, being high cargued, heavy, and not yare of stereage. 1591 Raleigh Last Fight Rev. (Arb.) 19 So huge and high carged was the Spanish Ship. |
So (high) cargeing vbl. n.
| 1618 Raleigh Lett. (1651) 131 The high Cargeing of Ships, is that that brings many ill qualities. |