Kedge

·vt A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. ·see Kedge, ·vt, and Anchor, ·noun.

II. Kedge ·noun To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.

kedge
Brisk; in good health and spirits. Ex. 'How do you do to-day?' I am pretty kedge. It is used only in...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
kedge
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
kedge
,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
kedge-rope
The rope which belongs to the kedge-anchor, and restrains the vessel from driving over her bower-anc...

The Sailor's Word-Book