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.