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"gig lamps" Definition

  1. spectacles; also a person who wears spectacles is often called GIG-LAMPS. Connexion obvious. This term has been in use probably as long as GIG-LAMPS themselves—if GIG-LAMPS were invented after spectacles.

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Position in the dictionary: 1435 of 4022 slang words.
Next words in the dictionary: gill, gills, gilt, gimcrack, gin-spinner, ginger, ginger hackled, gingerly, gingham, gingumbob
Previous words in the dictionary: gig, giffle-gaffle, gibus, gibberish, gib-face, ghost, get up, german ducks, german duck, geordie

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