wig-wagv.

Brit.

/ˈwɪɡwaɡ/, U.S.

/ˈwɪɡˌwæɡ/

Etymology: Reduplicated formation combining wig v.¹ and wag v., the vowel-change symbolizing the alternation of movement: compare wiggle-waggle, zig-zag.

colloquial or technical.

To move lightly to and fro, to wag; esp. to wave a flag or other object to and fro in signalling; to signal in this way (intransitive, or transitive with the flag, etc. or the signal as object). Also as adv. = with a to-and-fro movement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > oscillate [verb (intransitive)] > wag

wag1377

wig-wag1892

society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > flag signalling > signal by flags [verb (intransitive)]

to make a waft1653

flag-signal1888

wig-wag1892

society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > flag signalling > signal (something) by flags [verb (transitive)]

flag1887

wig-wag1892

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > oscillate [verb (transitive)] > wag

wag1377

wig-wag1903

1846 Congress. Globe 16 Jan. 208/1 Wig-wag went her tail.

1892 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Dec. 764 I requested Lieutenant Marix to ‘wigwag to signal’ to Captain Whiting.

1893 C. King Foes in Ambush 10 It's ten minutes since I got the last wig-wag of the signal-flag.

1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy xx. 313 Some one in the lead wig-wagged his lantern.

Derivatives

ˈwig-wag n. (a) an act of ‘wig-wagging’; also attributive (in quot. 1582 expressing a tortuous or writhing movement); (b) in Watchmaking, a polishing instrument to which a reciprocating motion is imparted by a crank attached to a wheel of the lathe.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > instruments for measuring time > watch > [noun] > making watches > tools or materials used in watchmaking

wig-wag1582

turn-bench1680

fusee-engine1858

parachute1865

fraise1874

pinion-file1875

watch-oil1876

bouchon1881

spotter1881

bench winder1884

knee-punch1884

pinion bottoming file1884

pinion gauge1884

stake1884

wax lathe1884

turner1891

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [adjective] > wagging

wagging1398

wig-wag1582

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [adverb] > wagging

wig-wag1582

society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > flag signalling > [noun]

wig-wag1582

flag-wagging1887

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [noun] > wagging > instance of

wig-wag1582

wag1589

society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > flag signalling > [adjective]

wig-wag1886

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 28 His midil embracing with wig wag circuled hooping.

1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Wigwag (Watch-making), a rubbing-instrument..driven by the lathe.

1884 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (new ed.) 203 Where pinions are made in large quantities the polisher is actuated by a ‘Wig Wag’.

1886 Sci. Amer. 9 Jan. 16/2 In the army wig-wag system, a flag moved to right and left [etc.].

1910 Chambers's Jrnl. June 368/1 Communication is by flags or ‘wig-wag’ by day and lanterns at night.

1925 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 202/1 We don't dance any wig-wag dances here.

ˈwig-ˌwagger n. one who ‘wig-wags’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [noun] > wagging > one who

wagger1654

wig-wagger1899

society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > flag signalling > [noun] > person who

flag-man1890

flagger1892

wig-wagger1899

flag-wagger1919

flag-signaller1930

1899 R. H. Davis Cuban & Porto Rican Campaigns 3 Wig-waggers beat the air from the bridges.

ˈwig-ˌwaggy adj. characterized by ‘wig-wagging’, or by a form suggestive of this; tortuous, winding.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves

tortivous14..

anfractuous?a1425

tortuous1426

tortuea1500

snakish1532

winding1538

wormy1545

boughty1570

wriggled1572

sinuous1578

serpent-likea1586

crankled1594

serpent1597

snaky1600

flexuous1605

snaking1605

cringle-crangle1606

voluminous1611

serpenting?1614

serpentine1615

curvy1623

serpentizing1628

worming1631

lacinious1648

anguineous1656

anguine1657

anfractuose1680

twisting1683

vermicular1712

worm-like1721

flexuose1727

meandering1748

crinkum-crankum1766

serpentiform1777

serpentining1799

anguiform1800

ophite1828

tortuose1829

cranky1836

sinuose1836

serpentile1857

twisty1857

sinuated1859

vermiculatea1864

twinyc1868

tortive1880

crinkle-crankle1881

serpentinous1882

quirky1890

twistical1890

waggly1894

wriggly1901

squiggly1902

wiggly1903

contortionate1911

wig-waggy1914

curvaceous1965

1914 Blackwood's Mag. July 96/2 The path is beastly wig-waggy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wig-wag
释义	wig-wagv. Brit. /ˈwɪɡwaɡ/, U.S. /ˈwɪɡˌwæɡ/ Etymology: Reduplicated formation combining wig v.¹ and wag v., the vowel-change symbolizing the alternation of movement: compare wiggle-waggle, zig-zag. colloquial or technical. To move lightly to and fro, to wag; esp. to wave a flag or other object to and fro in signalling; to signal in this way (intransitive, or transitive with the flag, etc. or the signal as object). Also as adv. = with a to-and-fro movement. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > oscillate [verb (intransitive)] > wag wag1377 wig-wag1892 society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > flag signalling > signal by flags [verb (intransitive)] to make a waft1653 flag-signal1888 wig-wag1892 society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > flag signalling > signal (something) by flags [verb (transitive)] flag1887 wig-wag1892 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > oscillate [verb (transitive)] > wag wag1377 wig-wag1903 1846 Congress. Globe 16 Jan. 208/1 Wig-wag went her tail. 1892 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Dec. 764 I requested Lieutenant Marix to ‘wigwag to signal’ to Captain Whiting. 1893 C. King Foes in Ambush 10 It's ten minutes since I got the last wig-wag of the signal-flag. 1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy xx. 313 Some one in the lead wig-wagged his lantern. Derivatives ˈwig-wag n. (a) an act of ‘wig-wagging’; also attributive (in quot. 1582 expressing a tortuous or writhing movement); (b) in Watchmaking, a polishing instrument to which a reciprocating motion is imparted by a crank attached to a wheel of the lathe. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > watch > [noun] > making watches > tools or materials used in watchmaking wig-wag1582 turn-bench1680 fusee-engine1858 parachute1865 fraise1874 pinion-file1875 watch-oil1876 bouchon1881 spotter1881 bench winder1884 knee-punch1884 pinion bottoming file1884 pinion gauge1884 stake1884 wax lathe1884 turner1891 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [adjective] > wagging wagging1398 wig-wag1582 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [adverb] > wagging wig-wag1582 society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > flag signalling > [noun] wig-wag1582 flag-wagging1887 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [noun] > wagging > instance of wig-wag1582 wag1589 society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > flag signalling > [adjective] wig-wag1886 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 28 His midil embracing with wig wag circuled hooping. 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Wigwag (Watch-making), a rubbing-instrument..driven by the lathe. 1884 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (new ed.) 203 Where pinions are made in large quantities the polisher is actuated by a ‘Wig Wag’. 1886 Sci. Amer. 9 Jan. 16/2 In the army wig-wag system, a flag moved to right and left [etc.]. 1910 Chambers's Jrnl. June 368/1 Communication is by flags or ‘wig-wag’ by day and lanterns at night. 1925 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 202/1 We don't dance any wig-wag dances here. ˈwig-ˌwagger n. one who ‘wig-wags’. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [noun] > wagging > one who wagger1654 wig-wagger1899 society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > flag signalling > [noun] > person who flag-man1890 flagger1892 wig-wagger1899 flag-wagger1919 flag-signaller1930 1899 R. H. Davis Cuban & Porto Rican Campaigns 3 Wig-waggers beat the air from the bridges. ˈwig-ˌwaggy adj. characterized by ‘wig-wagging’, or by a form suggestive of this; tortuous, winding. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves tortivous14.. anfractuous?a1425 tortuous1426 tortuea1500 snakish1532 winding1538 wormy1545 boughty1570 wriggled1572 sinuous1578 serpent-likea1586 crankled1594 serpent1597 snaky1600 flexuous1605 snaking1605 cringle-crangle1606 voluminous1611 serpenting?1614 serpentine1615 curvy1623 serpentizing1628 worming1631 lacinious1648 anguineous1656 anguine1657 anfractuose1680 twisting1683 vermicular1712 worm-like1721 flexuose1727 meandering1748 crinkum-crankum1766 serpentiform1777 serpentining1799 anguiform1800 ophite1828 tortuose1829 cranky1836 sinuose1836 serpentile1857 twisty1857 sinuated1859 vermiculatea1864 twinyc1868 tortive1880 crinkle-crankle1881 serpentinous1882 quirky1890 twistical1890 waggly1894 wriggly1901 squiggly1902 wiggly1903 contortionate1911 wig-waggy1914 curvaceous1965 1914 Blackwood's Mag. July 96/2 The path is beastly wig-waggy. 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