cadge

Verb
Synonyms: moochbumgrubspongeschnorrshnorrscrounge

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. ask for and get free; be a parasiteSynonyms: moochbumgrubsponge
  2. obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling“he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”Synonyms: schnorrshnorrscrounge
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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

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