Giggot

//ˈd͡ʒɪɡət// noun, num

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of gigot. alt-of, obsolete

    "Among the dainties which he [Henry VIII of England] relished, were giggots of mutton or venison, stopped with cloves; […]"

Numeral
  1. 1
    twenty in Cumbrian sheep counting Cumbria

Synonyms

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anklecalfdrumstickgamgambrelham

Example

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"Among the dainties which he [Henry VIII of England] relished, were giggots of mutton or venison, stopped with cloves; […]"

Etymology

From Brythonic numerals, from an assumed Cumbric *gwıgeint, from Proto-Brythonic *ʉgėnt, from Proto-Celtic *wikantī.

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