beg vs cadge

beg

verb
  • To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat. 

  • In the phrase beg the question: to assume. 

  • To request the help of someone, often in the form of money. 

  • To unwillingly provoke a negative, often violent, reaction. 

  • In the phrase beg the question: to raise (a question). 

noun
  • A provincial governor under the Ottoman Empire; a bey. 

  • The act of begging; an imploring request. 

cadge

verb
  • To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg. 

  • To carry, as a burden. 

  • To beg. 

  • To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do. 

  • To carry hawks and other birds of prey. 

  • To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc. 

noun
  • A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale. 

How often have the words beg and cadge occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )