Gig — * Gig (musical performance), live performance by a musician or other performer ** Temporary work, by extension * Gig, a trident or three pronged spear * Gigging, the practice of hunting flounder or frogs with a gig * Captain s gig, a boat used on … Wikipedia
gig-lamps — gigˈ lamps plural noun 1. The lamps fixed on either side of a gig (carriage) 2. Spectacles (old slang) • • • Main Entry: ↑gig … Useful english dictionary
gig lamp — gig lamp, 1. a lamp attached to a gig (carriage). 2. Dialect. a firefly … Useful english dictionary
gig — gig1 [gig] n. [ME gigge, whirligig, prob. < Scand, as in Dan gig, whirling object, top, Norw dial. giga, to shake, totter < IE * gheigh < base * ghei , to gape > GAPE, GIGGLE] 1. a light, two wheeled, open carriage drawn by one horse… … English World dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gig machine — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gig mill — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gig saw — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gig (musical performance) — Gig is a term commonly used by bands with reference to their live shows, generally the bands play through a speaker system, more recently however, there has been the worlds first Silent Gig.The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians describes… … Wikipedia
gig — Ⅰ. gig [1] ► NOUN 1) chiefly historical a light two wheeled carriage pulled by one horse. 2) a light, fast, narrow boat adapted for rowing or sailing. ORIGIN apparently from obsolete gig «a flighty girl». Ⅱ. gig [2] informal … English terms dictionary
