- to warp or pull (a ship) along by hauling on the cable of an anchor carried out from the ship and dropped.
- (of a ship) to move by being kedged.
- a small anchor used in kedging.
- to draw (a vessel) along by hauling in on the cable of a light anchor that has been dropped at some distance from it, or (of a vessel) to be drawn in this fashion
- a light anchor, used esp for kedging
