Lexicographical Neighbors of Tigging
Literary usage of Tigging
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"Young people are said to be tigging, when sporting with gentle touches, or patting
each other. It properly applies to those of different sexes, b. ..."
2. The Dialect of Leeds and Its Neighbourhood: Illustrated by Conversations and by C. Clough Robinson (1862)
"tigging " and " widdy " are applied respectively to the act of touching, and to
the chain, but instead of a " den," the starter-off issues from a "ring" ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1891)
"... there is a rebellious spirit in the college, more fitting to — to —— " "To
the brutal license of a military mess," suggested the dean, tigging at his ..."
4. Farthest North: Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship by Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Neumann Sverdrup (1898)
"... one does not feel it cold, and can even with impunity take hold of the brass
door-handle or the steel cable of the tigging. The cold is visible, ..."
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