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cadge

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/kædʒ/ English

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noun

  1. A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.

verb

  1. To beg.“"Are ye gannin te cadge a lift of yoer fatha?"”
  2. To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.
  3. To carry hawks and other birds of prey.
  4. To carry, as a burden.

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