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kedge

[ kej ]

verb (used with object)

kedged, kedging.
  1. to warp or pull (a ship) along by hauling on the cable of an anchor carried out from the ship and dropped.


verb (used without object)

kedged, kedging.
  1. (of a ship) to move by being kedged.

noun

  1. Also called kedge anchor. a small anchor used in kedging.

kedge

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verb

  1. to draw (a vessel) along by hauling in on the cable of a light anchor that has been dropped at some distance from it, or (of a vessel) to be drawn in this fashion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a light anchor, used esp for kedging
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of kedge1

1475–85; akin to Middle English caggen to fasten; cadge 1
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of kedge1

C15: from caggen to fasten
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“I was shocked when I saw the decision,†agreed Olivier Gergaud, a food and wine researcher at France’s Kedge Business School.

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“People want to catch up on pleasure,†said Olivier Gergaud, a food and wine researcher at France’s Kedge Business School.

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The Kedge Business School in Bordeaux has been offering a wine MBA since 2002.

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In June, Stayton was shepherding students to châteaux Lafite, Mouton, and Margaux as part of a new partnership with France’s Kedge school.

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The research, a joint project between Cardiff, Singapore's Nanyang Business School, and Kedge Business School, France, also found pain "facilitates escape" and provides a "temporary relief from the burdens of self-awareness."

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