Budge \Budge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Budged; p. pr. & vb. n. Budging.]

[F. bouger to stir, move (akin to Pr. bojar, bolegar, to stir, move, It. bulicare to boil, bubble), fr. L. bullire. See Boil, v. i.]

To move off; to stir; to walk away.

I'll not budge an inch, boy. --Shak.

The mouse ne'er shunned the cat as they did budge From rascals worse than they. --Shak.

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Budge \Budge\, a. [See Budge, v.]

Brisk; stirring; jocund. [Obs.]

--South.

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Budge \Budge\, n. [OE. bouge bag, OF. boge, bouge, fr. L. bulga a leathern bag or knapsack; a Gallic word; cf. OIr. bolc, Gael. bolg. Cf. Budge, n.]

A kind of fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool on; -- used formerly as an edging and ornament, esp. of scholastic habits.

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Budge \Budge\, a.

1. Lined with budge; hence, scholastic. ``Budge gowns.'' --Milton.

2. Austere or stiff, like scholastics.

Those budge doctors of the stoic fur. --Milton.

Budge bachelor, one of a company of men clothed in long gowns lined with budge, who formerly accompanied the lord mayor of London in his inaugural procession.

Budge barrel (Mil.), a small copper-hooped barrel with only one head, the other end being closed by a piece of leather, which is drawn together with strings like a purse. It is used for carrying powder from the magazine to the battery, in siege or seacoast service.

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