verge

A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.

A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.

An edge or border.

Even though we go to the extreme verge of possibility to invent a supposition favourable to it, the theory[…]implies an absurdity.

But on the horizon's verge descried, Hangs, touched with light, one snowy sail.

An edge or border.

The shoulders are graded and the verges cleared well back to lessen the chances of hitting stray stock.

An edge or border.

I was on the verge of tears.

The tremendous tragedy in which he had been involved – it was evident he was a fugitive from Weybridge - had driven him to the very verge of his reason.

To be or come very close; to border; to approach.

Eating blowfish verges on insanity.

To bend or incline; to tend downward; to slope.

A surname.