Man the boat, sir, and carry out the kedge, which is still in it, and lay it off here, about three p'ints on our larboard bow. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [Jack Tier] Reference

WV: kedge v; to frost to a depth of 1 inch or more.    From Wordnik.com.  [Celebrating the "Yes" with a bunch of "No"s] Reference

Madge, be sure to kedge around the side of that CCC.    From Wordnik.com.  [Celebrating the "Yes" with a bunch of "No"s] Reference

This, with the rope and the kedge anchor, served to hold the barge in place.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake Or, the stirring cruise of the motor boat Gem] Reference

No attempt was made to put out a kedge anchor and to "haul off" with the windlass.    From Wordnik.com.  [Virginia: the Old Dominion] Reference

He came back presently with the kedge and we stowed it in the cockpit with its warp.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marazan]

He wanted to take a length of old stream-cable and a kedge-anchor with him in the long-boat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Youth, by Joseph Conrad] Reference

Both anchors had broken, so the ‘Aurora’ had now one small kedge – anchor left aboard.    From Wordnik.com.  [South: the story of Shackleton’s last expedition 1914–1917] Reference

Intent's previous course, the hawser attached to the kedge being paid out as the boat drew away.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India] Reference

"That's a good idea," commented Mr. Stone, who was making the kedge anchor fast to the long rope.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake Or, the stirring cruise of the motor boat Gem] Reference

He had no kedge or grapple or cord, indeed, that would pretend to hold this boat against this gale.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867.] Reference

I shall do to-morrow, the first thing — run out a light anchor and kedge the schooner off the beach.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 35] Reference

So I slaved at the lead, varying my labour with a fierce bout of kedge-work when we grounded somewhere.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Riddle of the Sands]

That leaking boat needs another anchor to insure its final destruction and Sarah is a one ton kedge. bea.    From Wordnik.com.  [Huckabee warns Palin: Don't leave GOP] Reference

As the water rose around the houseboat, we threw out a kedge anchor, hauled off, and got under way again.    From Wordnik.com.  [Virginia: the Old Dominion] Reference

Some hours later a passing fishing party discovered the empty dory, bobbing up and down at the end of its kedge cable.    From Wordnik.com.  [Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers] Reference

The hull of the Blitz loomed up, and a minute later our kedge was splashing overboard and the launch was backing alongside.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Riddle of the Sands]

When it had gone about a fifth of a mile from the vessel the kedge was dropped, and a signal was given by hauling on the rope.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India] Reference

Davies just threw the kedge over, and it just got a grip in time to check our momentum and save our bowsprit from the quayside.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Riddle of the Sands]

The storm still increasing, they let go the kedge anchor; so that they then rode by four anchors ahead, which were all they had.    From Wordnik.com.  [From London to Land's End] Reference

This plan succeeded at last, and with relief and humility I boarded her, relit the riding-light, and carried off the kedge anchor.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Riddle of the Sands]

He helped me to get the anchor short; then he went off in his dinghy and got the kedge for me, while I uncast the tyers to the main.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marazan]

A.M. up kedge and weighed and turned out of ye cove.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant] Reference

Abreast of Mount Pitt standing for Sydney: bent the warps to kedge.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant] Reference

A.M. took up our kedge, weighed our anchor, made sail for Elizabeth's.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant] Reference

At 12 A.M. we got the vessel afloat, came to with kedge in 2 fathoms.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant] Reference

At last we got a kedge out right astern, and the crew manned the capstan.    From Wordnik.com.  [In the Wilds of Africa] Reference

Island, shortened sail: 1/4 before 12 a breeze from the north-west up kedge.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant] Reference

It was necessary to get the long-boat into the water to carry out the kedge.    From Wordnik.com.  [In the Wilds of Africa] Reference

Accordingly, to get her off, the launch and cutter were ordered to carry out a kedge-anchor ahead.    From Wordnik.com.  [How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900] Reference

Investigator to be aground in consequence of which we let go our kedge and I went in the boat ahead.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant] Reference

While all hands were busily engaged getting up the kedge, the carpenter made his escape in the darkness.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant] Reference

At half-past 7 P.M. anchored with the kedge; answered a signal light from the Investigator with one at the main.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant] Reference

Quarter past 6 P.M. came to in 28 fathoms with the kedge; the Investigator north-east by north quarter of a mile distant.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant] Reference

At 7 came to with the kedge in 29 fathoms, the tide setting us on an island: at 9, a breeze springing up, weighed and made all sail.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant] Reference