Nig"gard*ous (?), a. Niggardly. [Obs.]

Covetous gathering and niggardous keeping.

Sir T. More.

Nig"gard*ship, n. Niggardliness. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.

Nig"gard*y (?), n. Niggardliness. [Obs.] Chaucer.

nigged (?), n. [Prov. E. nig to clip money.] (Masonry) Hammer-dressed;

-- said of building stone.

Nig"ger (?), n. A negro; -- in vulgar derision or depreciation.