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on the cadge

on the cadge prepositional phrase: engaged in begging for money.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) Engaged in begging for money.

Questions about on the cadge

What does on the cadge mean?
On the cadge means engaged in begging for money.
What part of speech is on the cadge?
On the cadge is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the cadge in the dictionary

  1. on the bubble
  2. on the bum
  3. on the bung
  4. on the burst
  5. on the button
  6. on the cadge
  7. on the canvas
  8. on the cards
  9. on the carpet
  10. on the case
  11. on the cheap

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