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CADGE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of CADGE is to obtain (something) for free often by persuading or imposing on another : sponge; also : to take, use, or borrow (something) ... www.merriam-webster.com
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CADGE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
to borrow without intent to repay. to beg or obtain by begging. verb (used without object). cadged, cadging. to ask, expect, or encourage ... www.dictionary.com
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cadge - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Verb · (Geordie) To beg. · (US, British, slang) To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do. · To carry ... en.wiktionary.org
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cadge
▪ I. cadge, n.1 (kædʒ) [App. a variant of cage perh. confused with cadge v. to carry about; but it does not appear what is the source of the earliest quotation, which the later merely follow.] 1. Falconry. (See quots.)1615 Latham Falconry (1633) Wds. of Art expl., Cadge, is taken for that on which F... Oxford English Dictionary
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Cadge - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
To cadge is to plead or beg for something. A hungry child might cadge an extra cookie from her dad while he's baking. www.vocabulary.com
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104 Synonyms & Antonyms for CADGE | Thesaurus.com
Find 104 different ways to say CADGE, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com. www.thesaurus.com
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cadge
cadge/kædʒ; kædʒ/ v[I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]~ (sth) (from sb) (sometimes derog 有时作贬义) get or try to get (sth) (from sb) by asking, often unreasonably (向某人)索要或要求(某事物)(常为无缘故的); 占便宜 Could I cadge a lift with you? 我能顺便坐你的汽车吗? He's always cadging meals from his friends. 他总吃朋友的便宜饭. 牛津英汉双解词典
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Synonyms of CADGE | Collins American English Thesaurus
to get (something) from someone by taking advantage of his or her generosity. He asked if he could cadge a ride from somebody. Synonyms. scrounge (informal). www.collinsdictionary.com
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Is the word cadge used in America, or is it strictly British slang? - Quora
Cadge means to get something (food, money, etc.) by sponging or begging in British Slang. So Maybe not; it's not used in British Slang. www.quora.com
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CADGE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
to (try to) get something from someone else without paying for it: He's always cadging free meals and free trips from/off his clients. dictionary.cambridge.org
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Cadge - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
cadge (v.) "to beg" (1812), "to get by begging" (1848), of uncertain origin, perhaps a back-formation from cadger "itinerant dealer with a pack-horse" (mid-15c ... www.etymonline.com
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Thomas Morton (surgeon)
Surgical Anatomy, with William Cadge, London, 1850. They were illustrated by his brother Andrew Morton, and lithographed by William Fairland. wikipedia.org
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Peggy Levitt
Religion on Edge (Co-editor with Courtney Bender, Wendy Cadge, and David Smilde) (Oxford University Press, 2012) The Transnational Studies Reader (Co-editor wikipedia.org
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cadging
cadging, vbl. n. (ˈkædʒɪŋ) [f. cadge v.] † 1. The binding or edging of a garment. Obs.1674 Depos. York Castle (1861) 209 After I toucht the cadgings of her skirts, she stept not many steps after. 2. The practice of a cadger in various senses. (See cadger 2.) Also attrib.1859 Sala Tw. round Clock 387... Oxford English Dictionary
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Isabel Leighton
It includes scripts for The Sapphire Ring, Cadge, and Mercenary Mary, as well as correspondence from John Kenneth Galbraith, Henry Kissinger, and Archibald wikipedia.org
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