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jig
/ˈʤɪg/
快步舞,快步舞曲,帶錘子的釣鉤,夾具(vt.)(vi.)亂跳,加工用鉤釣魚,選篩
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Jig
n.
1.
Mus.
A
light
,
brisk
musical
movement
.
Hot
and
hasty
,
like
a
Scotch
jig
.
--
Shak
.
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
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Jig
,
v. 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
.
--
Shak
.
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
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Jig
,
v. i.
1.
To
dance
a
jig
;
to
skip
about
.
You
jig
,
you
amble
,
and
you
lisp
.
--
Shak
.
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
.
--
Kipling
.
◄
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
jig
n
1:
music
in
three-four
time
for
dancing
a
jig
2:
any
of
various
old
rustic
dances
involving
kicking
and
leaping
v
:
dance
a
quick
dance
with
leaping
and
kicking
motions
[
also
:
jigging
,
jigged
]
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