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Gig


GIG, verb transitive [Latin gigno.] To engender. [Not in use.]

1. To fish with a gig or fishgig.

GIG, noun

1. Any little thing that is whirled round in play.

2. A light carriage with one pair of wheels, drawn by one horse; a chair or chaise.

3. A fiddle.

4. A dart or harpoon. [See Fishgig.]

5. A ship's boat.

6. A wanton girl.