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gig

1. gig \'gig\ n [ME gigg top, perh. of Scand origin; akin to ON geiga to 
   turn aside]; akin to OE geonian to yawn - more at YAWN 1: something that 
   whirls or is whirled : as  obs  1a: TOP, WHIRLIGIG  1b: a 3-digit selection 
   in a numbers game  2: one that is odd  3a: a long light ship's boat 
   propelled by oars, sail, or motor  3b: a rowboat designed for speed rather 
   than for work  4: a light two-wheeled one-horse carriage 
2. gig vi or gigged;  or gig.ging : to travel in a gig 
3. gig n [short for earlier fizgig, fishgig, of unknown origin] 1: a 
   pronged spear for catching fish  2: an arrangement of hooks to be drawn 
   through a school of fish when they w ill not bite in order to hook them in 
   the bodies
4. gig vb or gigged;  or gig.ging 1: to spear with a gig  chiefly West  2a: 
   SPUR, JAB  2b: GOAD, PROVOKE  : to fish with a gig 
5. gig n [origin unknown] : a military demerit 
6. gig vt or gigged;  or gig.ging : to give a military gig to