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Jig

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Jig - To dance a jig; to skip about.

Jig - To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks.

Jig - To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.

Jig - A small machine or handy tool

Jig - To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.

Jig - To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See Jigging, n.

Jig - 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 templet to work to, as in filing.

Jig - To sing to the tune of a jig.

Jig - A light, brisk musical movement.

Jig - A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad.

Jig - A piece of sport; a trick; a prank.

Jig - A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached.

Jig - An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore.


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