Definition of "cadge" in English

noun

1. (falconry) A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.

verb

1. (Geordie) To beg.

2. (US, British, slang) To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.

   • Are ye gannin te cadge a lift of yoer fatha?
   • 1960, Lionel Bart, “Food, Glorious Food,” song from the musical Oliver! There’s not a crust, not a crumb can we find, can we beg, can we borrow, or cadge […]

3. To carry hawks and other birds of prey.

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:cadge.

4. (UK, Scotland, dialect) To carry, as a burden.

5. (UK, Scotland, dialect) To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc.