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• jig — jig1 [jig] n. [prob. < MFr giguer, to gambol, dance < gigue, a fiddle < MHG giga (akin to ON gigja) < OHG * gigan (> Ger dial. geigen), to move back and forth] 1. a) a fast, springy sort of dance, usually in triple time b) the… …   English World dictionary

• Jig — Jig, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jigged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jigging}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To sing to the tune of a jig. [1913 Webster] Jig off a tune at the tongue s end. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude. Ford. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jigged — Jig Jig, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jigged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jigging}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To sing to the tune of a jig. [1913 Webster] Jig off a tune at the tongue s end. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude. Ford. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jigging — Jig Jig, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jigged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jigging}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To sing to the tune of a jig. [1913 Webster] Jig off a tune at the tongue s end. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude. Ford. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jigger — Jig ger, n. [See {Jig}, n. & v.] 1. One who, or that which, jigs; specifically, a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the process of jigging; also, the sieve used in jigging. [1913 Webster] 2. (Pottery) (a) A horizontal table carrying a revolving… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jigger mast — Jigger Jig ger, n. [See {Jig}, n. & v.] 1. One who, or that which, jigs; specifically, a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the process of jigging; also, the sieve used in jigging. [1913 Webster] 2. (Pottery) (a) A horizontal table carrying a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jigging — Jig ging, n. (Mining) The act or using a jig; the act of separating ore with a jigger, or wire bottomed sieve, which is moved up and down in water. [1913 Webster] {Jigging machine}. (a) (Mining) A machine for separating ore by the process of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jigging machine — Jigging Jig ging, n. (Mining) The act or using a jig; the act of separating ore with a jigger, or wire bottomed sieve, which is moved up and down in water. [1913 Webster] {Jigging machine}. (a) (Mining) A machine for separating ore by the process …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Oxy-fuel welding and cutting — Oxyacetylene redirects here. For the song, see Cubanate. Side of metal, cut by oxygen propane cutting torch …   Wikipedia

• Gathering seafood by hand — Clam digging in Haneda, 1937 Gathering seafood by hand can be as easily as picking shellfish or kelp up off the beach, or doing some digging for clams or crabs, or perhaps diving under the water for abalone or lobsters. Shellfish can be collected …   Wikipedia

• meshes — Synonyms and related words: arabesque, bait, basketry, basketwork, birdlime, bola, cancellation, cobweb, cross hatching, crossing out, dragnet, filigree, fishhook, fly, fret, fretwork, gill net, grate, grating, grid, gridiron, grille, grillwork,… …   Moby Thesaurus