Past tense of 'gee,' meaning to turn or direct a horse to the right, or to encourage with the command 'gee up.'
From Middle English and Old English 'gee,' an exclamation used to command horses, ultimately of unclear origin but related to similar animal-command words across Germanic languages.
The word 'gee' and its variants ('gee-up,' 'gee-haw') are among the most ancient human-animal communication words still in use—they've controlled horses for centuries and haven't changed much since medieval times.
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