Synonyms for cadged

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kaj

Phonetic Transcription : kædʒ

Définition of cadged

Origin : "to beg" (1812), "to get by begging" (1848), of uncertain origin, perhaps a back-formation from cadger "itinerant dealer with a pack-horse," mid-15c., which is perhaps from early 14c. cadge "to fasten, to tie," of unknown origin.

verb beg

Example sentences :

I cadged tobacco, poor cheap tobacco, from poor doddering old chaps trembling on the edge of dissolution.
Extract from : « Michael, Brother of Jerry » by Jack London

And when they'd cadged more tucker than they could comfortably carry, they'd camp for a day or two and eat it down.
Extract from : « Children of the Bush » by Henry Lawson

Abdul Hakkim obediently sat down and crossed his legs, starting to light the second of the very bad cigarettes that he had cadged.
Extract from : « Pastoral Affair » by Charles A. Stearns

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