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is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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adjective Chiefly British.
1.
neat, trim, smart, or spruce.
2.
in good physical condition; sound; well.
verb (used with object)
3.
Chiefly British Dialect. to make trim, smart, etc. (often followed by up or out).
Origin:
1150–1200 for earlier sense; 1505–15 for def. 1; Middle English trigg true, trusty < Old Norse tryggr loyal, safe; cognate with Gothic triggws true, faithful. See true
1150–1200 for earlier sense; 1505–15 for def. 1; Middle English trigg true, trusty < Old Norse tryggr loyal, safe; cognate with Gothic triggws true, faithful. See true
Related forms
trig·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. tidy, orderly.
1. tidy, orderly.
verb (used with object) Dialect.
1.
to support or prop, as with a wedge.
2.
to act as a check on (the moving of wheels, vehicles, etc.).
noun
3.
a wedge or block used to prevent a wheel, cask, or the like, from rolling.
Origin:
1585–95; < Old Norse tryggja to make fast, secure
1585–95; < Old Norse tryggja to make fast, secure
trig.
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Word Origin & History
trig
"smart, trim," c.1200, from O.N. tryggr "firm, trusty, true" (see true). A Scottish and northern word only until 19c.
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