[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
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