mig

or migg

[mig]

noun Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S.

a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.

migs, (used with a singular verb) the game of marbles.

Origin of mig

perhaps variant of mib with g from game¹

MiG

or Mig, MIG

[mig]

noun

any of several Russian-built fighter aircraft, as the MiG-15, a jet used in the Korean War.

Origin of MiG

named after Artem Mi(koyan) and Mikhail G(urevich), Russian aircraft designers

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Examples from the Web for mig

Contemporary Examples of mig

“Either of the MiG types must be honored, especially in the hands of a competent pilot,” the retired pilot said.
U.S. Fighter Jocks Pray The ‘ISIS Air Force’ Rumors Are True
Dave Majumdar
October 21, 2014
His forces included three infantry divisions, an armored brigade, 60 MiG aircraft, 60 helicopters, and 200 Soviet-made tanks.
The Warlord Who Defines Afghanistan: An Excerpt From Bruce Riedel’s ’What We Won’
Bruce Riedel
July 27, 2014

Historical Examples of mig

Nagsakbang mig balay, Our houses are across from each other.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan
John U. Wolff
She thinks it is something great; but it's only Mig, after all.
Real Folks
Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
Mrs. Mig's sick friends always have nurses and waiting maids—Mrs. F—— Rachel!
Real Folks
Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
And a couple of men drove onto that south eighty of Mig's with a load of lumber, just as I come by.
The Flying U's Last Stand
B. M. Bower

British Dictionary definitions for mig

MiG

noun

any of various types of Russian and former Soviet fighter aircraft

Word Origin for MiG

from Mi (koyan) and G (urevich), names of designers

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Word Origin and History for mig

MiG

in name of various Russian fighter planes, so called in honor of aircraft designers Mikoyan and (Russian i) Gurevitch.