gig back

1 of 2

transitive verb

: to move back (a sawmill carriage) on the return stroke

gigback

2 of 2

noun

plural -s

: a mechanism for gigging back a sawmill carriage

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Transitive verb

gig entry 2

Noun

gig back

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