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Synonyms for cadged


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kaj
Phonetic Transcription : kædʒ



Définition of cadged

Origin :
  • "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.
  • verb beg
Example sentences :
  • I cadged tobacco, poor cheap tobacco, from poor doddering old chaps trembling on the edge of dissolution.
  • Extract from : « Michael, Brother of Jerry » by Jack London
  • And when they'd cadged more tucker than they could comfortably carry, they'd camp for a day or two and eat it down.
  • Extract from : « Children of the Bush » by Henry Lawson
  • Abdul Hakkim obediently sat down and crossed his legs, starting to light the second of the very bad cigarettes that he had cadged.
  • Extract from : « Pastoral Affair » by Charles A. Stearns

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