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gage

1. gage \'ga-j\ n [ME, fr. MF, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG wetti pledge - 
   more at WEDM 1: a token of defiance; specif : a glove or cap cast on the 
   ground  to be taken up by an opponent as a pledge of combat 2: something 
   deposited as a pledge of performance 
2. gage vt archaic  1: PLEDGE  archaic  2: STAKE, RISK 
3. gage  var of GAUGE 
4. gage n : GREENGAGE