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geig, v. Sc. and north. dial.|dʒiːg| Also 8 jeeg, jig, gig, gike, jike, jeyk. [From the sound.] intr. To creak, make a creaking noise.
1513Douglas æneis vi. vi. 62 Vnder the paysand and the hevy charge Gan grane or geig [v.r. grank] ful fast the jonit barge. 1721Kelly Scot. Prov. 239 Lick thy Loof and lay't to mine, dry Leather gigs [Ramsay 1737 has jeegs] ay. 1781Hutton Tour to Caves (E.D.S.), Gike or Jike, to creak as wheels or doors do. 1808–25Jamieson, Geig, to make a creaking noise, as a door when the hinges need to be greased. 1878Cumbld. Gloss., Jeyk, to creak like machinery requiring oil. |