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jig, dance of English origin that is performed also in Ireland and Scotland. It is usually a lively dance, performed by one or more persons, with quick and irregular steps. When the jig was introduced to the United States, it was often danced in minstrel shows. In instrumental music the gigue, the successor to the jig, was used by Bach and Handel in their suites. jig 1. any of several old rustic kicking and leaping dances 2. a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance, usually in six-eight time 3. a mechanical device designed to hold and locate a component during machining and to guide the cutting tool 4. Angling any of various spinning lures that wobble when drawn through the water jig [jig] (engineering) A machine for dyeing piece goods by moving the cloth at full width (open width) through the dye liquor on rollers. (mechanical engineering) A device used to position and hold parts for machining operations and to guide the cutting tool. (mining engineering) A vibrating device in which coal is cleaned and ore is concentrated in water. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| HE has wriggled out and run away; and he is dancing a jig on the top of the cupboard! let's have a jig or two before we ride to anchor in Blanket Bay. Then Dorothy wound up Tik-tok and he danced a jig to amuse the company, after which the Yellow Hen related some of her adventures with the Nome King in the Land of Ev. |
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