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Gist \Gist\, n. [OF. giste abode, lodgings, F. g[8c]te, fr. g[82]sir to lie, L. jac[?]re, prop., to be thrown, hence, to lie, fr. jac[?]re to throw. In the second sense fr. OF. gist, F. g[8c]t, 3d pers. sing. ind. of g[82]sir to lie, used in a proverb, F., c'est l[85] que g[8c]t le li[8a]vre, it is there that the hare lies, i. e., that is the point, the difficulty. See {Jet} a shooting forth, and cf. {Agist}, {Joist}, n., {Gest} a stage in traveling.] 1. A resting place. [Obs.] These quails have their set gists; to wit, ordinary resting and baiting places. --Holland. 2. The main point, as of a question; the point on which an action rests; the pith of a matter; as, the gist of a question. | |
