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cadge (kăj)

[Perhaps back-formation from obsolete cadger, peddler, from Middle English cadgear.]

intr. & tr.v.: cadged, cadg·ing, cadg·es.

To beg or get by begging.

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cadǵer: noun

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cadge, beg, bum¹mooch, panhandle¹ These verbs mean to ask for or obtain by charity: cadged a meal; begging for change; bum a ride; mooching food; homeless people forced to panhandle.

intr. & tr.v.: cadged, cadg·ing, cadg·es.

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