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jig

3 entries found.

Main Entry:
1jig 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1jig
Pronunciation:
\ˈjig\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
perhaps from Middle French giguer to frolic, from gigue fiddle, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German gīga fiddle; akin to Old Norse geiga to turn aside
Date:
circa 1560
1 a: any of several lively springy dances in triple rhythm b: music to which a jig may be danced2: trick, game —used chiefly in the phrase the jig is up3 a: any of several fishing devices that are jerked up and down or drawn through the water b: a device used to maintain mechanically the correct positional relationship between a piece of work and the tool or between parts of work during assembly c: a device in which crushed ore is concentrated or coal is cleaned by agitating in water
in jig time
: in a short time : quickly
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