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1 cadge vt
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2 cadge
[kædʒ]verbo transitivo colloq. spreg.to cadge sth. off o from sb. — scroccare qcs. a qcn. [cigarette, money, meal, lift]
* * *[kædʒ]verbo transitivo colloq. spreg.to cadge sth. off o from sb. — scroccare qcs. a qcn. [cigarette, money, meal, lift]
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cadge — [kædʒ] v [I and T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Scottish English; Origin: cadger carrier, trader (15 19 centuries), from cadge to tie (14 19 centuries)] BrE informal to ask someone you know for something such as food, money, or cigarettes, because you do… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cadge — 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., which is perhaps from early 14c. cadge to fasten, to tie, of unknown origin … Etymology dictionary
cadge — [ kædʒ ] verb intransitive or transitive BRITISH INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED to MOOCH something from someone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cadge — ► VERB informal ▪ ask for or obtain (something to which one is not entitled). DERIVATIVES cadger noun. ORIGIN from cadger, a northern English and Scottish word meaning «itinerant dealer» … English terms dictionary
cadge — [c]/kædʒ / (say kaj) verb (cadged, cadging) –verb (t) 1. to obtain by imposing on another s generosity or friendship: *They cadge money from anyone known to have a job –gerald murnane, 1987. 2. to borrow without intent to repay. 3. to beg or… …
cadge — [[t]kæ̱ʤ[/t]] cadges, cadging, cadged VERB If someone cadges food, money, or help from you, they ask you for it and succeed in getting it. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL] [V n] Can I cadge a cigarette?... [V n from/off n] He could cadge a ride from… … English dictionary
cadge — verb (I, T) BrE informal to ask someone for food or cigarettes because you do not have any or do not want to pay; mooch AmE: cadge sth from/off: I managed to cadge a lift from Joanna. cadger noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cadge — verb informal, chiefly Brit. ask for or obtain (something to which one is not strictly entitled). noun Falconry a padded wooden frame on which hooded hawks are carried to the field. Phrases on the cadge informal seeking to obtain something… … English new terms dictionary
cadge — verb (cadged; cadging) Etymology: back formation from Scots cadger carrier, huckster, from Middle English cadgear Date: circa 1812 beg, sponge < cadge a free cup of coffee > • cadger noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Cadge — This very unusual and interesting name has three separate but related interpretations, deriving from the Old French and Middle English cage , cage. The first of these means one who made and/or sold small cages for animals or birds , from the Old… … Surnames reference
cadge — obsolete to steal The linguistic progression appears to have been from selling as an itinerant vendor to stealing, then to our modern meaning, to sponge or beg: A thieving set of magpies cadgin ere and cadgin there. (M. Ward, 1895) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms