▪ I. midgy, n. Mining.
(ˈmɪdʒɪ)
[f. midge + -y.]
See quot., and cf. midge 5.
| 1849 Greenwell Coal Trade Gloss. (E.D.D.), Midgy, an oblong box without a front, carried upright, the use of which is to carry a lighted candle or small lamp in a current of air. |
▪ II. midgy, a.
(ˈmɪdʒɪ)
[f. midge + -y.]
Consisting of midges.
| 1806 J. Grahame Birds Scot. ii. 65 When dance the midgy clouds in warping maze Confused. |