gage

ot noun

1. Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind. A vessel has the weather gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and the lee gauge when on the lee side of it.
2. Something, such as a glove or other pledge, thrown down as a challenge to combat (now usually figurative).
3. Something valuable deposited as a guarantee or pledge; security, ransom.
4. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard

fe’l verb

1. To give or deposit as a pledge or security; to pawn.
2. To wager, to bet.
3. To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
4. To measure or determine with a gauge; to measure the capacity of.