n. A kind of spear or harpoon. See Fishgig. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Prob. fr. L. gignere to beget. ] To engender. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. gigue. See Jig, n. ] A fiddle. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To fish with a gig. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. gigge. Cf. Giglot. ] A playful or wanton girl; a giglot. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Icel. gīgja fiddle, MHG. gīge, G. geige, Icel. geiga to take a wrong direction, rove at random, and E. jig. ]
Thou disputest like an infant; go, whip thy gig. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Gig machine,
Gigging machine,
Gig mill,
Napping machine
Gig saw.
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;
a. [ L. giganteus, fr. gigas, antis. See Giant. ] Like a giant; mighty; gigantic. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. ] Befitting a giant; bombastic; magniloquent. [ 1913 Webster ]
The sort of mock-heroic gigantesque
With which we bantered little Lilia first. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. gigas, -antis, giant. See Giant. ]
When descends on the Atlantic
The gigantic
Strom wind of the equinox. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]