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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gage \Gage\ (g[=a]j), noun [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}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gage \Gage\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Gaged} (g[=a]jd); p. pr & vb. n. {Gaging} (g[=a]"j[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. gager. See {Gage}, noun, a pledge.]
1. To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act; to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge. [Obs.]
A moiety competent Was gaged by our king. --Shak.
2. To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
Great debts Wherein my time, sometimes too prodigal, Hath left me gaged. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gage \Gage\ (g[=a]j), noun [F. gage, LL. gadium, wadium; of German origin; cf. Goth. wadi, OHG. wetti, weti, akin to E. wed. See {Wed}, and cf. {Wage}, noun]
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.
Nor without gages to the needy lend. --Sandys.
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gage \Gage\, noun A measure or standard. See {Gauge}, noun
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gage \Gage\, verb (used with an object) To measure. See {Gauge}, verb (used with an object)
You shall not gage me By what we do to-night. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gauge \Gauge\ (g[=a]j), verb (used with an object) [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}.]
1. To measure or determine with a gauge.
2. To measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity of, as of a pipe, barrel, or keg.
3. (Mech.) To measure the dimensions of, or to test the accuracy of the form of, as of a part of a gunlock.
The vanes nicely gauged on each side. --Derham.
4. To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it, as cloth or a garment.
5. To measure the capacity, character, or ability of; to estimate; to judge of.
You shall not gauge me By what we do to-night. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
gage
noun
1: street names for marijuana [syn: {pot}, {grass}, {green goddess}, {dope}, {weed}, {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}]
verb: place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" [syn: {bet on}, {back}, {stake}, {game}, {punt}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Gage, OK (town, FIPS 28250) Location: 36.31808 N, 99.75665 W Population (1990): 473 (266 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73843
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
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
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
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
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