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Definition of 'gig'

noun

Long and light rowing boat; especially for racing

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An implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish [syn: spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance]

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A cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting

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Tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain

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Small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood

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

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From: GCIDE

Gig \Gig\, n. [OE. gigge. Cf. Giglot.] A playful or wanton girl; a giglot. [1913 Webster]

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Gig \Gig\, n. [Cf. Icel. g[imac]gja fiddle, MHG. g[imac]ge, 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. [1913 Webster]
Thou disputest like an infant; go, whip thy gig. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
2. A light carriage, with one pair of wheels, drawn by one horse; a kind of chaise. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
4. (Mach.) A rotatory cylinder, covered with wire teeth or teasels, for teaseling woolen cloth. [1913 Webster]
Gig machine, Gigging machine, Gig mill, or {Napping machine}. See Gig, 4.
Gig saw. See Jig saw. [1913 Webster]

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Gig \Gig\ (j[i^]g or g[i^]g), n. [Cf. OF. gigue. See Jig, n.] A fiddle. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

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Gig \Gig\ (g[i^]g), v. t. [Prob. fr. L. gignere to beget.] To engender. [Obs.] --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

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Gig \Gig\, n. A job for a specified, usually short period of time; -- used especially for the temporary engagements of an entertainer, such as a jazz musician or a rock group; as, a one-week gig in Las Vegas. [PJC]