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1. Jig
   A jig is a lively folk dance, a step dance in which one or two soloists perform rapid, intricate, hopping steps to music in 6 (over) 8 time or (a ' slip-jig') in 9(over)8 time. Surviving most strongly in Irish folk tradition, jigs were also popular in Scotland and England in the 1500s and 1600s. Rel...
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2. jig
   [n] - music in three-four time for dancing a jig 2. [n] - any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping 3. [v] - dance a jig
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3. Jig
   A vigorous dance developed in the British Isles and popular as an Irish traditional dance style.
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4. JIG
   Joint Intelligence Group
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5. Jig
   The frame onto which the work is mounted.
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6. jig
   a work-holding device which is provided with a tool guide and is therefore not secured to the table Category: Mechanical engineering • a device for holding an assembly in place during gluing or machining operations Category: Various industries and crafts • device for holding ...
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7. Jig
   Jig noun [ Old French gigue a stringed instrument, a kind of dance, French gigue dance, tune, gig; of German origin; confer Middle High German gīge fiddle, German geige . Confer Gig a fiddle, Gig a whirl...
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8. Jig
   Jig transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Jigged ; present participle & verbal noun Jigging .] 1. To sing to the tune of a jig. « Jig off a tune at the tongue...
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9. Jig
   Jig intransitive verb To dance a jig; to skip about. « You jig , you amble, and you lisp.» Shak.
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10. Jig
    Jig intransitive verb To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks. « The fin would jig off slowly, as if it were looking for nothing at all.» Kipling.
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11. jig
    1. A light, brisk musical movement. 'Hot and hasty, like a Scotch jib.' (Shak) ... 3. A light, humorous piece of writing, especially. In rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad. 'A jig shall be clapped at, and every rhyme Praised and applauded.' (Beau. & Fl) ... 4. A piece of sport; a trick; a prank. ...
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12. jig
    gigue noun music in three-four time for dancing a jig
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13. jig
    noun any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping
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14. jig
    noun a device that holds a piece of machine work and guides the tools operating on it
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15. jig
    verb dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions
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16. Jig
    • (v. t.) To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude. • (n.) A light, brisk musical movement. • (n.) To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine. • (n.) A contrivance fastened to or inclosing a piece of work, and having hard steel surfaces to guide a tool, as a drill, ...
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17. jig
    (from the article `furniture industry`) ...line or conveyor-belt system begins. This is not usually in continuous movement but takes the form of a series of loose rollers over which the ...
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18. jig
    folk dance, usually solo, that was popular in Scotland and northern England in the 16th and 17th centuries and in Ireland since the 18th century. It ...
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19. Jig
    Jig is British slang for a lie, a ruse, a swindle.
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20. Jig
    Jig is British slang for a lie, a ruse, a swindle.
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21. jig
    a device that holds the workpiece securely in the correct positions and has the capability of guiding the tool during a manufacturing operation.
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22. Jig
    A device which holds work or pieces of materal in a certain position until rigidly fastened or welded during the fabrication process.
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23. jig
    A device used to set a dimension, angle or shape for fabrication
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24. jig
    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 s...
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25. Jig
    In the context of this book, a jig is a simple device used for multiple-cutting veneers.
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