'Cadge' definitions:

Definition of 'cadge'

verb

Ask for and get free; be a parasite [syn: mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge]

verb

Obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends" [syn: schnorr, shnorr, scrounge, cadge]

From: GCIDE

Cadge \Cadge\, n. [Cf. 2d Cadger.] (Hawking) A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Cadge \Cadge\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Cadged; p. pr. & vb. n. Cadging.] [Cf. Scot. cache, caich, cadge, to toss, drive, OE. cachen to drive, catch, caggen to bind, or perh. E. cage. Cf. Cadger.] [1913 Webster]
1. To carry, as a burden. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
2. To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc. [Prov.] [1913 Webster]
3. To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg. [Prov. or Slang, Eng.] --Wright. [1913 Webster]