Cadge \Cadge\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Cadged; p. pr. & vb.
n. Cadging.] [Cf. Scot. cache, caich, cadge, to toss,
drive, OE. cachen to drive, catch, caggen to bind, or perh.
E. cage. Cf. Cadger.]
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1. To carry, as a burden. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Halliwell.
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2. To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc. [Prov.]
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3. To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg. [Prov. or
Slang, Eng.] --Wright.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cadge \Cadge\, n. [Cf. 2d Cadger.] (Hawking)
A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cadge
v 1: ask for and get free; be a parasite [syn: mooch, bum, grub,
sponge]
2: obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is
always shnorring cigarettes from his friends" [syn: schnorr,
shnorr, scrounge]
WordNet (r) 2.0
bum, grub, mooch, schnorr, scrounge, shnorr, sponge
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