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2. One who gets his living by trickery or
begging. [Prov. or Slang] "The gentleman cadger."
Dickens.

Cadg"er, n. [OF. cagier one
who catches hawks. Cf. Cage.] (Hawking) One
who carries hawks on a cadge.

Cadg"y (?), a. Cheerful or
mirthful, as after good eating or drinking; also, wanton.
[Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

Ca"di (?), n. [Turk. See
Alcalde.] An inferior magistrate or judge among the
Mohammedans, usually the judge of a town or village.

{ Cad"ie, Cad"die (?), }
n. A Scotch errand boy, porter, or
messenger. [Written also cady.]

Every Scotchman, from the peer to the
cadie.

Macaulay.

Ca`di*les"ker (?), n. [Ar.
qād.ī judge + al'sker the army, Per.
leshker.] A chief judge in the Turkish empire, so
named originally because his jurisdiction extended to the cases
of soldiers, who are now tried only by their own
officers.

Ca*dil"lac (?), n. [Prob. from
Cadillac, a French town.] A large pear, shaped like a
flattened top, used chiefly for cooking.


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