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Webster 1913 Edition

Jig

Jig

,
Noun.
[OF.
gigue
a stringed instrument, a kind of dance, F.
gigue
dance, tune, gig; of German origin; cf. MHG.
gīge
fiddle, G.
geige
. Cf.
Gig
a fiddle,
Gig
a whirligig.]
1.
(Mus.)
A light, brisk musical movement.
Hot and hasty, like a Scotch
jig
.
Shakespeare
3.
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.
Beau. & Fl.
4.
A piece of sport; a trick; a prank.
[Obs.]
Is’t not a fine
jig
,
A precious cunning, in the late Protector?
Beau. & Fl.
5.
A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached.
6.
(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
.

Jig

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Jigged
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Jigging
.]
1.
To sing to the tune of a jig.
Jig
off a tune at the tongue's end.
Shakespeare
2.
To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.
Ford.
3.
(Mining)
To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See
Jigging
,
Noun.
4.
(Metal Working)
To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.

Jig

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To dance a jig; to skip about.
You
jig
, you amble, and you lisp.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Jig

JIG

,
Noun.
A kind of light dance, or a tune or air.
1.
A ballad.

JIG

,
Verb.
I.
To dance a jig.

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