WIGWAG


Meaning of WIGWAG in English

— wigwagger , n.

/wig"wag'/ , v. , wigwagged, wigwagging , n.

v.t. , v.i.

1. to move to and fro.

2. Naut. to signal by movements of two flags or the like waved according to a code.

n.

3. Naut. the act or process of sending messages by the movements of two flags or the like waved according to a code.

4. a message so signaled.

[ 1575-85; wig to wag (now dial.) + WAG; gradational compound, parallel to ZIGZAG, etc. ]

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