kedge

kedge

n.（名词）
A light anchor used for warping a vessel.
小锚：用于拉曳船的较轻的锚
v.（动词）
kedged,kedg.ing,kedg.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To warp (a vessel) by means of a light anchor.
通过小锚拉（船）
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To move by means of a light anchor.
随小锚而移动

来源：
From kedge [to warp a vessel]
源自 kedge [拉曳船]
perhaps from Middle English caggen [to tie]
可能源自 中古英语 caggen [系住]
[perhaps of Scandinavian origin]
[大概起源于斯堪的纳维亚]