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

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Gig (gĭg), v. t. [Prob. fr. L. gignere to beget.] To engender. [Obs.]  Dryden.

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Gig, n. A kind of spear or harpoon. See Fishgig.

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Gig, v. t. To fish with a gig.

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

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Gig, n. [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.

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    Thou disputest like an infant; go, whip thy gig. Shak.

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

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    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”.

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    4. (Mach.) A rotatory cylinder, covered with wire teeth or teasels, for teaseling woolen cloth.

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    Gig machine, Gigging machine, Gig mill, or Napping machine. See Gig, 4. -- Gig saw. See Jig saw.

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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”.

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