A lively dance in 6/8 (double jig), 9/8 (slip jig) or 12/8 (single jig) time; a tune suitable for such a dance. By extension, a lively traditional tune in any of these time signatures. Unqualified, the term is usually taken to refer to a double (6/8) jig. Example: They danced a jig.
(traditional English Morris dancing) A dance performed by one or sometimes two individual dancers, as opposed to a dance performed by a set or team.
A type of lure consisting of a hook molded into a weight, usually with a bright or colorful body.
A device in manufacturing, woodworking, or other creative endeavors for controlling the location, path of movement, or both of either a workpiece or the tool that is operating upon it. Subsets of this general class include machining jigs, woodworking jigs, welders' jigs, jewelers' jigs, and many others. Example: Cutting circles out of pinewood is best done with a compass-style jig.
An apparatus or machine for jigging ore.
A light, humorous piece of writing, especially in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad.
A trick; a prank.
To move briskly, especially as a dance. Example: The guests were jigging around on the dance floor.
To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks.
To fish with a jig.
To sing to the tune of a jig.
To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.
To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve.
To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.
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