Kedge
(Kedge), n. [See Kedge, v. t.] (Naut.) A small anchor used whenever a large one can be
dispensed with. See Kedge, v. t., and Anchor, n.
Kedger
(Kedg"er) n. (Naut.) A small anchor; a kedge.
Kedlock
(Ked"lock) n. [Cf. dial. G. köddik, küdik, kettich, keek, Dan. kidike, E. charlock, and AS.
cedelc the herb mercury.] (Bot.) See Charlock.
Kee
(Kee) n. pl. of Cow. [AS. cy, pl. of cu cow. See Kine.] See Kie, Ky, and Kine. [Prov. Eng.]
Gay.
Keech
(Keech) n. [Cf. Prov. E. keech a cake.] A mass or lump of fat rolled up by the butcher. [Obs.]
Shak.
Keel
(Keel) v. t. & i. [AS. celan to cool, fr. col cool. See Cool.] To cool; to skim or stir. [Obs.]
While greasy Joan doth keel the pot.
Shak. Keel
(Keel), n. A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.
Keel
(Keel), n. [Cf. AS. ceól ship; akin to D. & G. kiel keel, OHG. chiol ship, Icel. kjoll, and perh. to
Gr. gay^los a round-built Phœnician merchant vessel, gaylo`s bucket; cf. Skr. gola ball, round water
vessel. But the meaning of the English word seems to come from Icel. kjölr keel, akin to Sw. köl, Dan.
kjöl.]
1. (Shipbuilding) A longitudinal timber, or series of timbers scarfed together, extending from stem to
stern along the bottom of a vessel. It is the principal timber of the vessel, and, by means of the ribs
attached on each side, supports the vessel's frame. In an iron vessel, a combination of plates supplies
the place of the keel of a wooden ship. See Illust. of Keelson.
2. Fig.: The whole ship.
3. A barge or lighter, used on the Tyne for carrying coal from Newcastle; also, a barge load of coal, twenty-
one tons, four cwt. [Eng.]
4. (Bot.) The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and inclosing the stamens
and pistil; a carina. See Carina.
5. (Nat. Hist.) A projecting ridge along the middle of a flat or curved surface.
Bilge keel (Naut.), a keel peculiar to ironclad vessels, extending only a portion of the length of the
vessel under the bilges. Ham. Nav. Encyc. — False keel. See under False. — Keel boat. (a)
A covered freight boat, with a keel, but no sails, used on Western rivers. [U. S.] (b) A low, flat-bottomed
freight boat. See Keel, n., 3. — Keel piece, one of the timbers or sections of which a keel is composed.
— On even keel, in a level or horizontal position, so that the draught of water at the stern and the bow
is the same. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Keel
(Keel), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Keeled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Keeling.]
1. To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
2. To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.
To keel over, to upset; to capsize. [Colloq.]
