kedged

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A form of kedge — A small anchor used for warping a vessel.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of kedge

    We paddled to the reef where the Tiaré was already kedged, with sails furled and decks in order as though she had been there for days.

    1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 163
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APA

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Chicago

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