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noun Jig n. 1.(Mus.) A light, brisk musical movement. "Hot and hasty, like a Scotch jig." 2.A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad. (Obs.) "A jig shall be clapped at, and every rhyme Praised and applauded." 3.A piece of sport; a trick; a prank. (Obs.) "Is't not a fine jig, A precious cunning, in the late Protector?" 4.A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached. 5.(Mach.) (a)A small machine or handy tool; esp.: (Metal Working) A contrivance fastened to or inclosing a piece of work, and having hard steel surfaces to guide a tool, as a drill, or to form a shield or template to work to, as in filing. (b)(Mining) An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore. Drill jig, a jig for guiding a drill. See Jig, 6 (a). Jig drilling, Jig filing (Metal Working), a process of drilling or filing in which the action of the tool is directed or limited by a jig. Jig saw, a sawing machine with a narrow, vertically reciprocating saw, used to cut curved and irregular lines, or ornamental patterns in openwork, a scroll saw; called also gig saw.
verb Jig v. t. (past & past part. jigged; pres. part. jigging) 1.To sing to the tune of a jig. "Jig off a tune at the tongue's end." 2.To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude. 3.(Mining) To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See Jigging, n. 4.(Metal Working) To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.
Jig v. i. 1.To dance a jig; to skip about. "You jig, you amble, and you lisp." 2.To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks. "The fin would jig off slowly, as if it were looking for nothing at all."
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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