THIG

Etymology

Verb

thig (third-person singular simple present thigs, present participle thigging, simple past and past participle thigged)

(obsolete, transitive) To beseech; supplicate; implore.

(obsolete, transitive) To solicit, usually by begging; ask as alms; beg.

(obsolete, intransitive) To make supplication.

(obsolete, intransitive) To profit by or live on the gifts of others.

(obsolete, intransitive) To take alms.

(obsolete, ambitransitive, Scotland) To crave; seek (a favour).

Anagrams

• ghit, gith, ight, tigh

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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