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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GEEGAR, v. See quot.Sh. 1836 Gentleman's Mag. II. 593:
Kens du no itt geegarin meenz shiftin aboot fre ples ta ples.

[Norw. dial. gigra, to swing, rock, from giga, to stumble along with a slow, tottering gait.]

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