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codging

codging is the present participle and gerund of codge.

Meaning of codge

Verb

codge (third-person singular simple present codges, present participle codging, simple past and past participle codged)

  1. (transitive) To patch or cobble together; to make hastily and carelessly.
    • […] this it was that branded him as one of the contemporary theatre's journeymen hack 'playwrights', in his own disparaging phrase, ready to turn a hand to anything, and able to codge up a play to order from any materials at hand.1990, Rosalind Miles, Ben Jonson: his craft and art, page 159

Questions about codging

What is codging the present participle and gerund of?
Codging is the present participle and gerund of codge.

Words near codging in the dictionary

  1. codgerly
  2. codgers
  3. codges
  4. codgier
  5. codgiest
  6. codging
  7. codglove
  8. codgloves
  9. codgy
  10. codhead
  11. codheads

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