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Word: Jig
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century: of unknown origin
dʒɪɡ
a lively dance with leaping movements.
Short Definition:lively dance
a device that holds a piece of work and guides the tool operating on it.
Short Definition:device that holds something and guides tool
a type of artificial bait that is jerked up and down through the water.
Short Definition:bait jerked through water
Word: Jig
Speech Type: Verb
dʒɪɡ
dance a jig
Short Definition:dance jig
Examples:- he stood up and jigged in the cockpit
equip (a factory or workshop) with a jig or jigs
Short Definition:equip factory etc. with jig
Examples:- the floor space was jigged and tooled to produce six fuselages a month
fish with a jig
Short Definition:fish with jig
Examples:- a man jigged for squid
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