Definitions For Kedge

Verb

kedg (transitive) To warp (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it. (intransitive, of a vessel) To move with the help of a kedge, as described above.

Translations

Finnish: varpata French: touer Italian: appennellare Finnish: varpata French: se touer

Noun

KEDGE (plural KEDGEs) (nautical) A small anchor used for warping a vessel; {{non-gloss definition, also called a kedge anchor}}. (Yorkshire) A glutton.

Translations

Bulgarian: спомагателна котва Finnish: varppiankkuri French: ancre à jet Hebrew: עגן נגידה, m, sc=Hebr Italian: appennello, m

Etymology

Perhaps an alteration of cadge.

Is Kedge a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
12

The word Kedge is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

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