Careful Words

budge (n.)

budge (v.)

I 'll not budge an inch.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): The Taming of the Shrew. Induc. Sc. 1.

Budge doctors of the Stoic fur.

John Milton (1608-1674): Comus. Line 707.

The solemn fop; significant and budge;

A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge.

William Cowper (1731-1800): Conversation. Line 299.