Look up: Kedge

1. Kedge
   Meaning as a surname: Lively or brisk.
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2. kedge
   One or more anchors carried in addition to the main,or bower,anchors and usually stowed aft.A kedge may be dropped while the ship is underway,or carried out in a suitable direction by a tender or ship`s boat,to enable the ship to be winched off if aground,or swung into a particular heading,or even t...
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3. Kedge
   Kedge (kĕj) intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Kedged (kĕjd); present participle & verbal noun Kedging .] [ Confer dial. Swedish keka to tug, to drag one's...
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4. Kedge
   Kedge noun [ See Kedge , transitive verb ] (Nautical) A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed with. See Kedge , transitive verb , and Anchor , noun
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5. Kedge
   • (v. t.) A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. See Kedge, v. t., and Anchor, n. • (n.) To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
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6. kedge
   Pulling a boat out of shallow water when it has run aground.
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