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trigEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English trig, tryg, from Old Norse tryggr (“loyal, faithful, true”), from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz (“loyal, faithful, true”). Cognate with Old English trīewe (“faithful, loyal, true”). More at true.
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Clipping of trigonometry.
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See trigger.
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Compare Danish trykke (“to press”).
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Chambers (1908)
1908- TrigEnglish · e-38700-5676
Trig, trig, adj. trim, neat: tight, sound.—n. a dandy.—adv. Trig′ly.—n. Trig′ness. [Prob. Scand., Ice. tryggr, fine.]
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Trig, trig, n. a skid for a wheel, &c.: the mark for players at skittles, &c.—v.t. to stop, to obstruct, to skid.
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