cadge

Meaning

Noun

A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.

Verb

1. To beg.
2. (slang) To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.
3. To carry hawks and other birds of prey.
4. To carry, as a burden.
5. To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc.

Synonyms

beg

scrounge

bum

sponge

🧽

shnorr

schnorr

mooch

mump

panhandle

bum

grub

prog

badger

🦡

borrow

forage

importune

ask for

scab

to touch

get by incessant begging

obtain by incessant begging

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kæd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Possibly a corruption of cage, from Old French.