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fizgig

N เหล็ก ง่าม แทง ปลา  fishgig lek-ngam-taeng-pla

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FIZGIG

n. 1. A fishgig, which see.
2. A gadding flirting girl.
3. A fire-work, made of powder rolled up in a paper.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FIZGIG

FIZGIG Fiz "gig `, n.

 

Defn: A fishing spear. [Obs. ] Sandys.

 

FIZGIG

Fiz "gig `, n. Etym: [Fizz + gig whirling thing. ]

 

Defn: A firework, made of damp powder, which makes a fizzing or hissing noise when it explodes.

 

FIZGIG

Fiz "gig `, n. Etym: [See Gig a flirt. ]

 

Defn: A gadding, flirting girl. Gosson.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

fizgig

fizgig |ˈfɪzgɪg | ▶noun 1 archaic a silly or flirtatious young woman. 2 archaic a kind of small firework. 3 Austral. informal a police informer. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: probably from fizz + obsolete gig ‘flighty girl ’. Compare with gig 1 and whirligig .

 

Oxford Dictionary

fizgig

fizgig |ˈfɪzgɪg | ▶noun 1 archaic a silly or flirtatious young woman. 2 archaic a kind of small firework. 3 Austral. informal a police informer. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: probably from fizz + obsolete gig ‘flighty girl ’. Compare with gig 1 and whirligig .