3 December 2016
cadge(1)
[kaj]
verb (used with object), cadged, cadging.
1. to obtain by imposing on another’s generosity or friendship.
2. to borrow without intent to repay.
3. to beg or obtain by begging.
verb (used without object), cadged, cadging.
4. to ask, expect, or encourage another person to pay for or provide one’s drinks, meals, etc.
5. to beg.
Origin of cadge(1)
Middle English
1275-1325; perhaps to be identified with Middle English caggen to tie, of uncertain origin
Related forms
cadger, noun
cadge(2)
[kaj]
noun, Falconry.
1. a frame on which hawks are carried to the field.
Origin
1605-15; apparently variant of cage
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Examples from the Web for cadge
He might cadge for a bath, but his hands he could look after himself for nothing.
The Story of Louie
Oliver Onions
Anagram
caged
Today’s quote
It isn’t necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, and the other is nostalgia.
– Frank Zappa
On this day
3 December – International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
3 December 1854 – the Eureka Rebellion (Battle of the Eureka Stockade) in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Gold miners, led by Peter Lalor and Henry Ross, revolted against the oppression of the British colonial powers as well as the excessive charges for miners licences. Between 22 and 60 people were killed in the rebellion and around 120 were arrested. The rebellion resulted in the right to vote for men and so is often seen as the birth of democracy in Australia.
3 December 1944 – Civil war breaks out in Greece following its liberation during World War II, when communist rebels fight democratic forces for control.
3 December 1948 – birth of Ozzy Osbourne, legendary British rocker, former lead singer of Black Sabbath, who has also had a successful solo career. He was born as John Michael Osbourne.
3 December 1984 – Bhopal Union Carbide accident in India in which thousands of people die from toxic gases that leaked from the factory when safety systems failed.
3 December 1992 – the world’s first SMS is sent. This monumental event occurred in the United Kingdom when Neil Papworth of the SEMA Group used a PC to send the message over a Vodafone GSM network to Richard Jarvis of Vodafone, who was using an Orbitel 901 phone. The message was ‘Merry Christmas’.
3 December 1993 – death of Frank Zappa, American revolutionary musician. Born 21 December 1940.