[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

kedge \kedge\ ke^j, v. i. imp.  p. p. kedged ke^jd;
   p. pr.  vb. n. kedging. cf. dial. sw. keka to tug, to
   drag one's self slowly forward; or perh. fr. ked, and kedge,
   n., for keg anchor, named from the keg or cask fastened to
   the anchor to show where it lies. naut.
   to move a vessel by carrying out a kedge in a boat,
   dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
   1913 webster
see also:
kedged kedging 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

kedge \kedge\, n. see kedge, v. t. naut.
   a small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed
   with. see kedge, v. t., and anchor, n.
   1913 webster
see also:
kedge anchor 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

33 moby thesaurus words for "kedge":
   anchor, board, boom, cast anchor, cast loose, clap on ratlines,
   clear hawse, come to anchor, cut loose, disembark, dock,
   drop the hook, haul, haul down, heave, heave apeak, heave round,
   heave short, kedge off, lash, lash and tie, lay, lay aloft,
   lay anchor, log, moor, ratline down, spar down, stream the log,
   tie up, traverse a yard, unlash, warp

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