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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.

trig

3[trig] ,verb, trigged, trig⋅ging, noun
–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; < ON tryggja to make fast, secure
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trig 1   (trĭg)   
adj.  
  1. Smart and trim, as in appearance; neat.

  2. Being in good condition.

tr.v.   trigged, trig·ging, trigs
To make trim or neat, especially in dress.

[Middle English, true, from Old Norse tryggr, loyal, true; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]
trig'ly adv., trig'ness n.
trig 2   (trĭg)   
tr.v.   trigged, trig·ging, trigs
  1. To stop (a wheel) from rolling, as with a wedge.

  2. To prop up; support.

n.  A wedge or other braking device.

[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse tryggr, firm; see trig1.]
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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