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guige

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɡiːʒ/
  • /ɡiːd͡ʒ/
  • rhymes with -iːʒ
  • rhymes with -iːdʒ

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noun

Meaning 1

A strap attached to a shield, used to hang the shield over the shoulder or from the neck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

In early uses, inherited from Middle English gige, and in more recent times re-borrowed from (or respelled according to) that word's source, Old French guige.