Kedge n. : To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.

Kedge v. t. : A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. See Kedge, v. t., and Anchor, n.

Example:
What's the purpose of the bent stock on a Kedge fisherman's anchor?

Taxonomy
anchor, vessel, design, swing, cable, fluke, seabed, plough, research vessel POLARSTERN, chain, holding power, moorings, scope, tide, anchor roller, boat, mushroom anchor, swing down.

Defination from the web:
kedge anchor. ... For ships, a kedge may be dropped while a ship is underway, or carried out in a suitable direction by a tender or ship's boat to enable the ship ...