Brisk; in good health and spirits. Ex. 'How do you do to-day?' I am pretty kedge. It is used only in a few of the country towns of New England.--Pickering. Provincial in England.
·vt A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. ·see Kedge, ·vt, and Anchor, ·n...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
to fill one's self with meat. N. Also, brisk, lively. S. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
,or kedger. A small anchor used to keep a ship steady and clear from her bower-anchor while she ri...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The rope which belongs to the kedge-anchor, and restrains the vessel from driving over her bower-anc...