RE: simple question

["adams, john" <adams_john@xxxxxxx>]

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Check these web sites:
http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-gig1.htm
<http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-gig1.htm> 
http://www.wordorigins.org/wordorg.htm
<http://www.wordorigins.org/wordorg.htm> 
http://pw1.netcom.com/~mrlucky/gig.html
<http://pw1.netcom.com/~mrlucky/gig.html> 

- -----Original Message-----
From: BARISAXJIM2@xxxxxxx [mailto:BARISAXJIM2@xxxxxxx] 
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 3:48 PM
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: simple question


Anyone know why a gig is called a "gig" ? Where did the nickname come from?
Just curious.  

Thanks
Jimmy