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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gee \Gee\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Geed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Geeing}.]
1. To agree; to harmonize. [Colloq. or Prov. Eng.] --Forby.
2. [Cf. G. j["u], interj., used in calling to a horse, It. gi['o], F. dia, used to turn a horse to the left.] To turn to the off side, or from the driver (i.e., in the United States, to the right side); -- said of cattle, or a team; used most frequently in the imperative, often with off, by drivers of oxen, in directing their teams, and opposed to haw, or hoi. [Written also {jee}.]
Note: In England, the teamster walks on the right-hand side of the cattle; in the United States, on the left-hand side. In all cases, however, gee means to turn from the driver, and haw to turn toward him.
{Gee ho}, or {Gee whoa}. Same as {Gee}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gee \Gee\, verb (used with an object) [See {Gee} to turn.] To cause (a team) to turn to the off side, or from the driver. [Written also {jee}.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
gee
noun: a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated [syn: {g}, {g-force}]
verb
1: turn to the right side; "the horse geed"
2: give a command to a horse to turn to the right side
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "gee": accord, bloke, boy, buck, chap, conform, correspond, dovetail, fellow, gent, gentleman, go, guy, harmonize, he, jibe, man, square, tally
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