mig
1 Americannoun
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a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
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(used with a singular verb) migs, the game of marbles.
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mig1
Perhaps variant of mib with g from game 1
Origin of MiG2
Named after Artem Mi(koyan) and Mikhail G(urevich), Russian aircraft designers
Example Sentences
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Here is her answer: Det Udklip Du sendte mig passer ikke altsammen.
From Time Magazine Archive
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They were able to keep track of each mig, by their watches, although the time pieces were useless for any other purpose.
From Wanted—7 Fearless Engineers! by Tremaine, Frederick Orlin
They were very beautiful, too, but somehow Marmaduke loved the first blue croaker and the bright agate and the little gray mig best of all.
From Half-Past Seven Stories by Anderson, Robert Gordon
Det tyktes mig som h�rte jeg en r�st; Sov aldrig mer!
From An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Ruud, Martin Brown
Antonius: Venner, Medborgere, giver mig Geh�r, jeg kommer for at jorde C�sars Legeme, ikke for at rose ham.
From An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Ruud, Martin Brown
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