Giggot

Giggot
Gigot Gig"ot, Giggot Gig"got, n. [F., fr. OF. gigue fiddle; -- on account of the resemblance in shape. See {Jig}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. A leg of mutton. [1913 Webster]

2. A small piece of flesh; a slice. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

The rest in giggots cut, they spit. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]


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