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Definition of Kedges
1. kedge [v] - See also: kedge
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kedges
Literary usage of Kedges
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cooper's Works by James Fenimore Cooper, William Cullen Bryant (1855)
"But Mark hit upon an expedient for getting the two kedges ashore, that prevented the
... These kedges lay on the poop, where they were habitually kept, ..."
2. The Admiralty Decisions of Sir William Young, Kt. ... 1865-1880 by Nova Scotia Vice-Admiralty Court, William Young (1882)
"The master says himself, that they got a line and lead and took soundings between
the ship and deep water. They got kedges and placed them. Chas. ..."
3. Seamanship: Comp. from Various Authorities, and Illustrated with Numerous by Stephen Bleecker Luce (1877)
"All anchors and kedges are to have iron stocks,'except bowers weighing over 4500
pounds, ... kedges, when five are allowed, are to be, respectively, ..."
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