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cadge

cadge [ kaj ] (past and past participle cadged, present participle cadg·ing, 3rd person present singular cadg·es)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
beg something from somebody: to scrounge or beg something from somebody ( informal )

[Early 17th century. Back-formation <cadger]
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