Noah Webster
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.