- cadg
- cadg·er;cadg·i·ly;
English syllables. 2014.
cadg
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cadg|y — «KAJ ee», adjective. Scottish. 1. cheerful; merry; glad. 2. wanton; lustful; amorous. ╂[origin uncertain] … Useful english dictionary
cadg´er — cadge «kaj», verb, cadged, cadg|ing. –v.t. Informal. to get (something) by begging shamelessly: »For several years he wandered the streets of New York as a bum, cadging handouts from actors (New Yorker). –v.i. 1. Informal. to beg shamelessly: »I… … Useful english dictionary
cadger — cadg·er … English syllables
cadgily — cadg·i·ly … English syllables
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2008 Summer Olympics — Beijing 2008 redirects here. For the video game, see Beijing 2008 (video game). For the 2008 Paralympic Games, see 2008 Summer Paralympics. Games of the XXIX Olympiad The Dancing Beijing emblem, depicting a Chinese seal inscribed with the… … Wikipedia
cadge — [[t]kædʒ[/t]] v. cadged, cadg•ing 1) to obtain by begging or imposing on another s generosity 2) to mooch; sponge • Etymology: 1275–1325; perh. to be identified with ME caggen to tie, of uncert. orig. cadg′er, n … From formal English to slang
Cadger — Cadg er, n. [From {Cadge}, v. t., cf. {Codger}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A packman or itinerant huckster. [1913 Webster] 2. One who gets his living by trickery or begging. [Prov. or Slang] The gentleman cadger. Dickens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cadger — Cadg er, n. [OF. cagier one who catches hawks. Cf. {Cage}.] (Hawking) One who carries hawks on a cadge. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cadgy — Cadg y, a. Cheerful or mirthful, as after good eating or drinking; also, wanton. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
