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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Wigg \Wigg\, Wig \Wig\, noun [Cf. D. wegge a sort of bread, G. weck, orig., a wedge-shaped loaf or cake. See {Wedge}.] A kind of raised seedcake. ''Wiggs and ale.'' --Pepys.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Wig \Wig\, noun [Abbreviation from periwig.]
1. A covering for the head, consisting of hair interwoven or united by a kind of network, either in imitation of the natural growth, or in abundant and flowing curls, worn to supply a deficiency of natural hair, or for ornament, or according to traditional usage, as a part of an official or professional dress, the latter especially in England by judges and barristers.
2. An old seal; -- so called by fishermen.
{Wig tree}. (Bot.) See {Smoke tree}, under {Smoke}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Wig \Wig\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Wigged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wigging}.] To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold. [Slang]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
wig
noun
1: hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
2: British slang for a scolding [syn: {wigging}] [also: {wigging}, {wigged}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "wig": admonishment, admonition, bawl out, berate, chew out, chiding, hairpiece, jaw, periwig, peruke, rail, rap, rate, reprimand, reproach, reproof, revile, tongue-lash, toupee, upbraid
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