Gage \Gage\ (g[=a]j), n. [F. gage, LL. gadium, wadium; of German
origin; cf. Goth. wadi, OHG. wetti, weti, akin to E. wed. See
Wed, and cf. Wage, n.]
1. A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a
security for the performance of some act by the person
depositing it, and forfeited by nonperformance; security.
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Nor without gages to the needy lend. --Sandys. [1913 Webster]
2. A glove, cap, or the like, cast on the ground as a challenge to combat, and to be taken up by the accepter of the challenge; a challenge; a defiance. "There I throw my gage." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Gage \Gage\, n. A measure or standard. See Gauge, n. [1913 Webster]
Gage \Gage\, v. t.
To measure. See Gauge, v. t.
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You shall not gage me By what we do to-night. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Gage \Gage\ (g[=a]j), n. [So called because an English family
named Gage imported the greengage from France, in the last
century.]
A variety of plum; as, the greengage; also, the blue gage,
frost gage, golden gage, etc., having more or less likeness
to the greengage. See Greengage.
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Gage \Gage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gaged (g[=a]jd); p. pr & vb.
n. Gaging (g[=a]"j[i^]ng).]
[Cf. F. gager. See Gage, n.,
a pledge.]
1. To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act;
to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge. [Obs.]
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A moiety competent Was gaged by our king. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
2. To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. [1913 Webster]
Great debts Wherein my time, sometimes too prodigal, Hath left me gaged. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Gauge \Gauge\ (g[=a]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gauged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Gauging] [OF. gaugier, F. jauger, cf. OF. gauge
gauge, measuring rod, F. jauge; of uncertain origin; perh.
fr. an assumed L. qualificare to determine the qualities of a
thing (see Qualify); but cf. also F. jalon a measuring
stake in surveying, and E. gallon.]
[Written also gage.]
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1. To measure or determine with a gauge.
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2. To measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity of, as of a pipe, barrel, or keg. [1913 Webster]
3. (Mech.) To measure the dimensions of, or to test the accuracy of the form of, as of a part of a gunlock. [1913 Webster]
The vanes nicely gauged on each side. --Derham. [1913 Webster]
4. To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it, as cloth or a garment. [1913 Webster]
5. To measure the capacity, character, or ability of; to estimate; to judge of. [1913 Webster]
You shall not gauge me By what we do to-night. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
gage
noun1: street names for marijuana [syn: pot, grass, green goddess, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, locoweed, Mary Jane]
2: a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. [syn: gauge, gage]
verb
1: place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" [syn: bet on, back, gage, stake, game, punt]
77 Moby Thesaurus words for "gage": DET, DMT, LSD, Mary Jane, STP, THC, acid, antidepressant, ataractic, bail, battle cry, bid to combat, bond, challenge, dare, defi, defy, diethyltryptamine, dimethyltryptamine, double dare, earnest, earnest money, escrow, gage of battle, ganja, gauntlet, glove, grass, hallucinogen, handsel, hash, hashish, hay, hemp, hock, hostage, joint, kava, mainprise, marijuana, mescal, mescal bean, mescal button, mescaline, mind-altering drug, mind-blowing drug, mind-expanding drug, morning glory seeds, pawn, peyote, pignus, pledge, pot, psilocin, psilocybin, psychedelic, psychic energizer, psychoactive drug, psychochemical, psychotomimetic, rebel yell, recognizance, reefer, replevin, replevy, roach, stick, surety, tea, token payment, tranquilizer, undertaking, vadimonium, vadium, war cry, war whoop, weed
GAGE, contracts. Personal property placed by a debtor in possession of his creditor, as a security for his debt; a pawn. (q. v.) Hence mortgage is a dead pledge.
Gage -- U.S. County in Nebraska
Population (2000): 22993
Housing Units (2000): 10030
Land area (2000): 855.287542 sq. miles (2215.184470 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 4.649882 sq. miles (12.043138 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 859.937424 sq. miles (2227.227608 sq. km)
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 40.248785 N, 96.692942 W
Headwords:
Gage
Gage, NE
Gage County
Gage County, NE
Gage, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 429
Housing Units (2000): 223
Land area (2000): 0.415383 sq. miles (1.075837 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.415383 sq. miles (1.075837 sq. km)
FIPS code: 28250
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 36.318024 N, 99.757206 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 73843
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Gage, OK
Gage
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