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Tig

//tɪɡ// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Acronym of tungsten inert gas; pertaining to TIG welding. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    A light touch; a tap or pat. dialectal
  2. 2
    A capacious, flat-bottomed drinking cup, generally with four handles, formerly used for passing around the table at convivial entertainment. historical
  3. 3
    The children's game of tag. Ireland, Scotland

    "One evening when playing tig she had put her hands over his eyes: long and white and thin and cold and soft."

Verb
  1. 1
    To touch lightly or playfully; to trifle, dally. dialectal

Etymology

Etymology 1

Dialectal variant of tick, from Middle English ticken, tiken. More at tick.

Etymology 2

Dialectal variant of tick, from Middle English ticken, tiken. More at tick.

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