English
wikipedia|Jig
wikipedia|Jig (fishing)
Pronunciation
AHD|jÄg
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪɡ|-ɪɡ
Noun
en-noun
- A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.
- context|fishing A type of lure consisting of a hook molded into a weight, usually with a bright or colorful body.
- A device in manufacturing, woodworking, or other creative endeavors for controlling the location, path of movement, or both of either a workpiece or the tool that is operating upon it. Subsets of this general class include machining jigs, woodworking jigs, welders' jigs, jewelers' jigs, and many others.
#:Cutting circles out of pinewood is best done with a compass-style jig.
Translations
French: gigue (1)
Derived terms
the jig is up
Verb
en-verb|jig|g|ed
- To move briskly, especially as a dance.
- context|fishing To fish with a jig.
Translations
French: trémousser, sautiller
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