kedge
kedge is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
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- 1.To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
- 2.A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. See Kedge, v. t., and Anchor, n.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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