How to pronounce “kedge”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (nautical) A small anchor used for warping a vessel.
• (Yorkshire) A glutton.
• [Verb]
• (transitive) To warp (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
• (intransitive, of a vessel) To move with the help of a kedge, as described above.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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