How to pronounce gig

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What gig means

noun

Most people know gig in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

A light two-wheeled carriage pulled by one horse

In a sentence: The doctor hitched his pony to the gig and rattled off down the lane.

Where it comes from: No one is sure where it came from. It may come from an old word for a spinning top, but how the meanings link is unclear; the music gig is a different word of unknown origin.

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