GAGE, noun 1. A box or inclosure, made of boards, or with lattice work of wood, wicker or wire, for confining birds or beasts. For the confinement of the more strong and ferocious beasts, a cage is sometimes made of iron. 2. An inclosure made with pallisades for confining wild beasts. 3. A prison for petty criminals. 4. In carpentry, an outer work of timber, inclosing another within it; as the cage of a wind mill or of a stair case.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI