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verb

Budge v. i. (past & past part. budged; pres. part. budging) To move off; to stir; to walk away. "I'll not budge an inch, boy." "The mouse ne'er shunned the cat as they did budge From rascals worse than they."

noun

Budge n. A kind of fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool on; used formerly as an edging and ornament, esp. of scholastic habits.

adjective

Budge adj. Brisk; stirring; jocund. (Obs.)

Budge adj.

Lined with budge; hence, scholastic. "Budge gowns."

Austere or stiff, like scholastics. "Those budge doctors of the stoic fur."

Budge bachelor, one of a company of men clothed in long gowns lined with budge, who formerly accompanied the lord mayor of London in his inaugural procession.

Budge barrel (Mil.), a small copper-hooped barrel with only one head, the other end being closed by a piece of leather, which is drawn together with strings like a purse. It is used for carrying powder from the magazine to the battery, in siege or seacoast service.

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"Budge" Quotes from Famous Books

... "Budge, you skulk!" cried Pew. "Dirk was a fool and a coward from the first—you wouldn't mind him. They must be close by; they can't be far; you have your hands on it. Scatter and look for them, dogs! Oh, shiver my soul," he cried, "if I ...

— Treasure Island • Robert Louis Stevenson

... answered. "But it does no good. I can't budge my feet. I never saw such mud in all my life. It must be yards deep. It sucks my boots right off. You'll have to ...

— The Story of Sugar • Sara Ware Bassett

... Fred were coal dealers, when a revival broke out in their town, and Jim got religion. Then he tried to convert Fred; tried awful hard to get Fred to at least go to the meetings. But Fred wouldn't budge. Said it wasn't practicable. Jim argued and coaxed and prayed, but without result. At last he ...

— The Cow Puncher • Robert J. C. Stead

... d'Artagnan, he did not budge from his apartment. He converted his chamber into an observatory. From his windows he saw all the visitors who were caught. Then, having removed a plank from his floor, and nothing remaining but a simple ceiling between him and the room beneath, in which the interrogatories were made, he heard ...

— The Three Musketeers • Alexandre Dumas, Pere

... almost flat on his back, with both feet braced firmly in the soil. Rockley was also down, and it looked as if it might be well-nigh impossible to budge either. ...

— The Rover Boys in Camp - or, The Rivals of Pine Island • Edward Stratemeyer

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