† wrign.1
Obsolete. rare.
The willow-tree.
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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > willow and allies > [noun] > willow
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants cultivated or valued for their many uses > [noun] > trees or shrubs having many uses > willow
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bat-willow1907
cricket bat willow1907
sedge-willow1908
1564 Assignment of Lease (Brasenose Coll. Oxf. Archives) (Hurst Cal. of Munim. 25, Swinsell 23) [The tenant may take] boowes of the wrigges to make stakes..for the mentayning of the mowndes.
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wrign.2
/rɪɡ/, U.S. /rɪɡ/, Scottish English /rɪɡ/ Scottish.
The smallest or weakest of a litter, brood, or family.
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the world > animals > family unit > [noun] > offspring or young > born at same time > one of > smallest and weakest
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crowl1621
wrig1805
underling1854
1805 G. McIndoe Poems & Songs 67 Tho' [I am] the wrig In a' the nest there's nane sae big, Excepting Jock.
1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 700 The small weak pigs are usually nicknamed wrigs, or pock-shakings.
1899 J. Colville Sc. Vernacular 15 The wee wrig, or puis-né member of the litter [of pigs].
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wrigv.
/rɪɡ/ Now dialect.† 1. transitive. To twist or bend (some flexible object) about; to cause to writhe or wriggle. Obsolete.† 2. To turn aside; to divert. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > writhing or twisting movement > writhe or twist [verb (transitive)] > wriggle
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a1529 J. Skelton Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng in Certayne Bks. (?1545) 177 The bore his tayle wrygges..Agaynst the hye benche.
1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. H5 Thus worms in sturdie pride Do wrigge and wrest their parts divorc'd by knife.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > change direction of movement of [verb (transitive)] > cause to deviate from course
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to turn off1573
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to wind off1677
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1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iii. 60 First thee pilot Palinure thee steerd ship wrigs to the lifthand.
3. intransitive. To move sinuously or writhingly; to wriggle, writhe. Now dialect.
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > writhing or twisting movement > writhe or twist [verb (intransitive)] > wriggle
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squiggle1816
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swiggle1837
scurrifunge1894
1599 ‘T. Cutwode’ Caltha Poetarum xxxi. B 6 The Bay tree..seems to sigh..And with the wanton wind to wrig & wreath, against the god.
1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 408 The child's allus wrigging about.
1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) (at cited word)
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