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trig (adj.)
"smart, trim," c. 1200, from Old Norse
tryggr
"firm, trusty, true," from Proto-Germanic
*treuwaz-
(see
true
(adj.)). A Scottish and northern word only until 19c. Related:
Trigness
.
trig (n.)
1895 as a shortening of
trigonometry
.