Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
gigging-machine .
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- noun A
machine used to bring up anap on certain types ofcloth , or a building housing such machines.
Etymologies
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From gig + mill.
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Examples
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Another and better gig-mill would rise on the ruins of this, and perhaps a more enterprising owner come in my place.
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But, as is usual in such cases, nobody took much notice. when a food-riot broke out in a manufacturing town, when a gig-mill was burnt to the ground, or a manufacturer's house was attacked, the furniture thrown into the streets, and the family forced to flee for their lives, some local measures were or were not taken by the local magistracy.
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