The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cadge \Cadge\, n. [Cf. 2d Cadger.] (Hawking)
   A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.]
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   1. To carry, as a burden. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Halliwell.
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   2. To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc. [Prov.]
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   3. To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg. [Prov. or
      Slang, Eng.] --Wright.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cadge
    v 1: ask for and get free; be a parasite [syn: mooch, bum,
         cadge, grub, sponge]
    2: obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is
       always shnorring cigarettes from his friends" [syn:
       schnorr, shnorr, scrounge, cadge]