Definition of jig

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Jig (n.) A small machine or handy too.

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Jigger :: "Jigger (n. & v.) One who, or that which, jigs; specifically, a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the process of jigging; also, the sieve used in jigging..
Jeg :: "Jeg (n.) See Jig, 6..
Chigre :: Chigre (n.) A species of flea (Pulex penetrans), common in the West Indies and South America, which often attacks the feet or any exposed part of the human body, and burrowing beneath the skin produces great irritation. When the female is allowed to remain and breed, troublesome sores result, which are sometimes dangerous. See Jigger..
Jig :: "Jig (v. t.) To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See Jigging, n..
Jigging :: Jigging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ji.
Jig :: Jig (v. i.) To dance a jig; to skip about.
Jiggish :: "Jiggish (a.) Resembling, or suitable for, a jig, or lively movement..
Jig :: "Jig (n.) A light, brisk musical movement..
Hutch :: Hutch (n.) A jig for washing ore.
Jig :: Jig (n.) A piece of sport; a trick; a prank.
Jigger :: "Jigger (n. & v.) A supplementary sail. See Dandy, n., 2 (b)..
Frigatoon :: Frigatoon (n.) A Venetian vessel, with a square stern, having only a mainmast, jigger mast, and bowsprit; also a sloop of war ship-rigged..
Jig :: Jig (n.) An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore.
Throw :: Throw (n.) A potter's wheel or table; a jigger. See 2d Jigger, 2 (a)..
Jigger :: "Jigger (n.) A species of flea (Sarcopsylla, / Pulex, penetrans), which burrows beneath the skin. See Chigoe..
Jigging :: "Jigging (n.) The act or using a jig; the act of separating ore with a jigger, or wire-bottomed sieve, which is moved up and down in water..
Jigger :: "Jigger (n. & v.) A horizontal table carrying a revolving mold, on which earthen vessels are shaped by rapid motion; a potter's wheel..
Jig :: "Jig (n.) 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..
Hutch :: Hutch (v. t.) To wash (ore) in a box or jig.
Jigger :: "Jigger (n. & v.) A light tackle, consisting of a double and single block and the fall, used for various purposes, as to increase the purchase on a topsail sheet in hauling it home; the watch tackle..
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