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Definition of Racing gig
1. Noun. A light narrow racing boat for two or more oarsmen.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Racing Gig
Literary usage of Racing gig
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1884)
"A long racing-gig swept by us. In our turn we headed a lazy house-barge, and a
rowing- boat propelled by bonny-looking girls, who were singing an old ..."
2. Russian Rambles by Isabel Florence Hapgood (1895)
"... is a development of the Russian racing-gig, which is also used for rough
driving in the country, by landed proprietors. In the latter case it is merely ..."
3. Russian Rambles by Isabel Florence Hapgood (1895)
"... is a development of the Russian racing-gig, which is also used for rough
driving in the country, by landed proprietors. In the latter case it is merely ..."
4. A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections by Isabel Florence Hapgood (1902)
"I was driving from the chase one evening alone in a racing gig.* I was about
eight versts from my house; my good mare was stepping briskly along the dusty ..."
5. A Survey of Russian Literature: With Selections by Isabel Florence Hapgood (1902)
"I was driving from the chase one evening alone in a racing gig.* I was about
eight versts from my house; my good mare was stepping briskly along the dusty ..."
6. The Congregational Review (1865)
"The hobby-horse proper, or of pure breed, never works in span or tandem, and
rarely in shafts, unless it be the racing gig. His usual mode is with the ..."
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