Definition of "kedge" in English

noun

1. (nautical) A small anchor used for warping a vessel.

2. (Yorkshire) A glutton.

verb

1. (transitive) To warp (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.

2. (intransitive, of a vessel) To move with the help of a kedge, as described above.