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Meaning of GIGOT

Pronunciation:  'jigut

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  lamb leg suitable for roasting
 
 Synonyms: leg of lamb
 
 See Also: lamb roast, leg, roast lamb

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gig"ot\, Giggot \Gig"got\, n. [F., fr. OF. gigue fiddle;
-- on account of the resemblance in shape. See {Jig}, n.]
1. A leg of mutton.
2. A small piece of flesh; a slice. [Obs.]
         The rest in giggots cut, they spit.   --Chapman.
 

 

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