trig

The point at which schoolboys stand to shoot their marbles at taw; also the spot whence bowlers deliver the bowl.

Trig
·adj Full; also, trim; neat. II. Trig ·vt To <<Fill>>; to <<Stuff>>; to <<Cram>>. III. Trig ·noun ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Trig Lane
South out of Upper Thames Street, at No.34, to the Thames (P.O. Directory). In Queenhithe Ward. Fir...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Trig Wharf
South out of Upper Thames Street at No.29 adjoining Trig Lane (P.O. Directory) In Queenhithe Ward. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
to trig it
To play truant. To lay a man trigging; to knock him down. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
trig-meat
A western term for any kind of shell-fish picked up at low water. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Trig Lane Stairs
At the south end of Trig Lane, on the Thames In Queenhithe Ward (O.S. 1880). First mention: " Trig ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
to trig a wheel
To stop a wheel so as to prevent its going backwards or forwards.--Bailey. Still used in New England...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.