a. Naut. Obs. [? cf. F. carguer to charge, lade (Cotgr.).] In High-cargued or -carged; which is found also in the form high-charged, and appears to be the same as high-carved. The original form and sense are unknown.
High-caged (-cadged) has been suggested: cf. CAGE 4 c, CAGE-WORK 2.
1580. North, Plutarch (1676), 101. The PERSIAN galleys, being high cargued, heavy, and not yare of steredge.
1591. Raleigh, Last Fight Revenge (Arb.), 19. So huge and high carged was the Spanish ship.
So (high) Cargeing vbl. sb.
1618. Raleigh, Lett. (1651), 131. The high Cargeing of Ships, is that that brings many ill qualities.
