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-1 n. இருசக்கர ஒற்றைக் குதிரை வண்டி, கப்பல் பாய்மரங்களும் துடுப்புகளும் வைக்கப் பயன்படும் குறுகிய சிறுபடகு, பந்தயப்படகு.-3 n. பம்பரம் சுற்றும்போது தெறித்து வீழ்ந்து தானும் சுற்றும் பம்பரத்தின் மீதுள்ள முகட்டுப்பம்பரம், துடுக்குப் பெண்.


Gig, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. gigue. See Jig, n.] Defn: A fiddle. [Obs.] Gig, v. t. Etym: [Prob. fr. L. gignere to beget.] Defn: To engender. [Obs.] Dryden. Gig, n. Defn: A kind of spear or harpoon. See Fishgig. Gig, v. t. Defn: To fish with a gig. Gig, n. Etym: [OE. gigge. Cf. Giglot.] Defn: A playful or wanton girl; a giglot. Gig, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. g fiddle, MHG. g, G. geige, Icel. geiga to take a wrong direction, rove at random, and E. jig.] 1. A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play. Thou disputest like an infant; go, whip thy gig. Shak. 2. A light carriage, with one pair of wheels, drawn by one horse; a kind of chaise. 3. (Naut.) Defn: A long, light rowboat, generally clinkerbuilt, and designed to be fast; a boat appropriated to the use of the commanding officer; as, the captain's gig. 4. (Mach.) Defn: A rotatory cylinder, covered with wire teeth or teasels, for teaseling woolen cloth. Gig machine, Gigging machine, Gig mill, or Napping machine. See Gig, 4. -- Gig saw. See Jig saw. Gig, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. gigue. See Jig, n.] Defn: A fiddle. [Obs.] Gig, v. t. Etym: [Prob. fr. L. gignere to beget.] Defn: To engender. [Obs.] Dryden. Gig, n. Defn: A kind of spear or harpoon. See Fishgig. Gig, v. t. Defn: To fish with a gig. Gig, n. Etym: [OE. gigge. Cf. Giglot.] Defn: A playful or wanton girl; a giglot. Gig, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. g fiddle, MHG. g, G. geige, Icel. geiga to take a wrong direction, rove at random, and E. jig.] 1. A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play. Thou disputest like an infant; go, whip thy gig. Shak. 2. A light carriage, with one pair of wheels, drawn by one horse; a kind of chaise. 3. (Naut.) Defn: A long, light rowboat, generally clinkerbuilt, and designed to be fast; a boat appropriated to the use of the commanding officer; as, the captain's gig. 4. (Mach.) Defn: A rotatory cylinder, covered with wire teeth or teasels, for teaseling woolen cloth. Gig machine, Gigging machine, Gig mill, or Napping machine. See Gig, 4. -- Gig saw. See Jig saw.


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