All this took up the best part of the afternoon; for he had to cadge about before he could get a couple of stout poles; and he had to bargain with the blacksmith for a lump of lead.
"The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols"
William Black
He had but small wages; and it was all he could do, in the bringing up of the boys, to pay a certain sum for their lodging and schooling, leaving them pretty much to cadge for themselves as regarded food and clothes.
"The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols"
William Black
He might cadge for a bath, but his hands he could look after himself for nothing.
"The Story of Louie"
Oliver Onions