v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Kedged 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 ]

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 ]

pos>n. (Naut.) A small anchor; a kedge. [ 1913 Webster ]