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GIGOT
Etymology
Noun
gigot (plural gigots)
(cooking) A leg of lamb or mutton.
(fashion) Short for gigot sleeve.
Synonym: leg-of-mutton sleeve
Anagrams
• git-go
Source: Wiktionary
Gig"ot, Gig"got (, n. Etym: [F., fr. OF. gigue fiddle; -- on account of the resemblance in shape. See Jig, n.]
1. A leg of mutton.
2. A small piece of flesh; a slice. [Obs.] The rest in giggots cut, they spit. Chapman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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