Jig

·noun A small machine or handy tool.

II. Jig ·vt To sing to the tune of a jig.

III. Jig ·noun A light, brisk musical movement.

IV. Jig ·vi To dance a jig; to skip about.

V. Jig ·noun A piece of sport; a trick; a prank.

VI. Jig ·noun An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore.

VII. Jig ·noun To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.

VIII. Jig ·noun A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached.

IX. Jig ·vt To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. ·see Jigging, ·noun.

X. Jig ·noun A light, humorous piece of writing, ·esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad.

XI. Jig ·add. ·vi To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks.

XII. Jig ·vt To trick or cheat; to Cajole; to Delude.

XIII. Jig ·noun 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 templet to work to, as in filing.