"tig" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɪɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tig.wav [Southern-England] Forms: tigs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪɡ Head templates: {{en-noun}} tig (plural tigs)
  1. (historical) A capacious, flat-bottomed drinking cup, generally with four handles, formerly used for passing around the table at convivial entertainment. Tags: historical Synonyms: tyg
    Sense id: en-tig-en-noun-eEBkBSgV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /tɪɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tig.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɪɡ Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tig (uncountable)
  1. (Ireland, UK) The children's game of tag. Tags: Ireland, UK, uncountable Related terms: tig bitties (english: etymologyically unrelated), tig ol' bitties (english: etymologyically unrelated)
    Sense id: en-tig-en-noun-EX~ewhjq Categories (other): British English, Irish English, White Hmong entries with incorrect language header, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of White Hmong entries with incorrect language header: 13 4 7 14 5 8 12 0 6 2 2 4 5 17 0 1 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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