nidge

N1I1D2G2E1

verb

To dress the face of (a stone) with a sharp-pointed hammer.

Scrabble 7

Meanings

verbnidge (third-person singular simple present nidges, present participle nidging, simple past and past participle nidged)

present singular third person nidges · participle present nidging · participle past nidged · past nidged

  1. transitiveTo dress the face of (a stone) with a sharp-pointed hammer.

Origin

From a voiced variant of nitch (“notch”).

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nidge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nidge.

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