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trig

2[trig] ,adjective, verb, trigged, trig⋅ging.
–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 fol. by up or out).

Origin:
1150–1200 for earlier sense; 1505–15 for def. 1; ME trigg true, trusty < ON tryggr loyal, safe; c. Goth triggws true, faithful. See true


trigness, noun


1. tidy, orderly.
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trig 
"smart, trim," c.1200, from O.N. tryggr "firm, trusty, true" (see true). A Scottish and northern word only until 19c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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