Gig

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1. Noun

A fiddle.

2. Verb

To engender.

3. Noun

A kind of spear or harpoon. See Fishgig.

4. Verb

To fish with a gig.

5. Noun

A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.

6. Noun

A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play.

7. Noun

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

8. Noun

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.

9. Noun

A rotatory cylinder, covered with wire teeth or teasels, for teaseling woolen cloth.

10. Noun

a booking for musicians; "they played a gig in New Jersey"
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