Cadge vs Crave - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between cadge and crave

is that cadge is (geordie) to beg while crave is to desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.

is (falconry) a circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.

(en noun)

(falconry) A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.

(Geordie) To beg.

"Are ye gannin te cadge a lift of yoer fatha?"

(US, British, slang) To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince someone to do something they might not normally do.

To carry hawks and other birds of prey.

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(UK, Scotland, dialect) To carry, as a burden.

(Halliwell)

(UK, Scotland, dialect) To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc.

(UK, Scotland, dialect) To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg.

(Wright)

* cadger * codger

* (obtain from others) scrounge, bum

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(crav)

To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.

I know I should diet more, but every afternoon I crave a soda so I have one.

* Edmund Gurney

His path is one that eminently craves weary walking.

To ask for earnestly.

I humbly crave your indulgence to read this letter until the end.

* Shakespeare

I crave your honour's pardon.

* Bible, Mark xv. 43

Joseph went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

* craving

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