See gig.
·vt To fish with a gig. II. Gig ·noun A <<Fiddle>>. III. Gig ·noun A playful or wanton girl; a gig...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A light narrow galley or ship's boat, clincher-built, and adapted for expedition either by rowing or...
The Sailor's Word-Book
One whose duty is strictly to keep all books and official papers necessary for passing the captain's...
The jocose name given to the last sweeping clause, the thirty-sixth article of war: "All other cri...
A smoaked hog's face. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A staff with three, four, or more barbed prongs of steel at one end, and a line fastened to the othe...
A place of reserve on the platform deck, for the captain's wines and sea-stores. ...
A rogering bout. ...