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jigget
/ˈd͡ʒɪɡət/
noun 1verb 1
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3ADJ.
large
VERB + JIGGET
cut
JIGGET + NOUN
fa, hion, jiggets
Definitions
noun
1
Archaic spelling of gigot.
a jigget of beef jiggets of mutton
You muſt have Hind-Quarters very large, and cut Jigget Faſhion, that is a Piece of Loin with it; […]
verb
1
To gad; to move from one place to another in a (seemingly) flippant or idle manner.
"[…] and jiggetting to outlandish countries, you'll do well to give her a hint to keep astern of me; for I shall never uphold a person who behaves o' that sort."
I don't believe he is ever two days in a place — always jiggeting about from one great house to another.
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a jigget of beef jiggets of mutton
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You muſt have Hind-Quarters very large, and cut Jigget Faſhion, that is a Piece of Loin with it; […]
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On the table the only viands were barons of beef, jiggets of mutton, legs of pork, and such other ponderous masses of butcher's stuff, which no one can look at without discomfort, when the first edge
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"[…] and jiggetting to outlandish countries, you'll do well to give her a hint to keep astern of me; for I shall never uphold a person who behaves o' that sort."
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I don't believe he is ever two days in a place — always jiggeting about from one great house to another.
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[…] here you stand jiggetting, and sniggling, and looking cunning, as if there were some mighty matter of intrigue and common understanding betwixt you and me, whom you never set your eyes on before!
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