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kedges

kedges is the plural of kedge.

Meaning of kedge

Noun

kedge (plural kedges)

  1. A small anchor used for warping a vessel.
    • ...and throw them into the boat, which, as there are no wharves, we usually kept anchored by a small kedge, or keelek, just outside of the surf.1840, Richard Henry Dana Jr., Two Years Before the Mast
    Synonyms:
    kedge anchor, kedger, killock
  2. (Yorkshire) A glutton.

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Questions about kedges

What is kedges the plural of?
Kedges is the plural of kedge.

Words near kedges in the dictionary

  1. kedgeree
  2. kedgeree pot
  3. kedgeree pots
  4. kedgerees
  5. kedgers
  6. kedges
  7. kedging
  8. Kedhigan'du
  9. Kedhivaru
  10. Keding
  11. Kedings

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