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Webster 1913 Edition

Gig

Gig

(jĭg or gĭg)
,
Noun.
[Cf. OF.
gigue
. See
Jig
,
Noun.
]
A fiddle.
[Obs.]

Gig

(gĭg)
,
Verb.
T.
[Prob. fr. L.
gignere
to beget.]
To engender.
[Obs.]
Dryden.

Gig

,
Noun.
A kind of spear or harpoon. See
Fishgig
.

Gig

,
Verb.
T.
To fish with a gig.

Gig

,
Noun.
[OE.
gigge
. Cf.
Giglot
.]
A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.

Gig

,
Noun.
[Cf. Icel.
gīgja
fiddle, MHG.
gīge
, 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
.
Shakespeare
2.
A light carriage, with one pair of wheels, drawn by one horse; a kind of chaise.
3.
(Naut.)
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.)
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Gig

GIG

,
Verb.
T.
[L. gigno.] To engender. [Not in use.]
1.
To fish with a gig or fishgig.

GIG

, n.
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.

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