noun

1. 1. a fast, springy sort of dance, usually in triple time
   2. the music for such a dance
2. any of various fishing lures that are jiggled up and down in the water
3. any of several mechanical devices operated in a jerky manner, as a sieve for separating ores, a pounding machine, or a drill
4. a device, often with metal surfaces, used as a guide for a tool or as a template

Etymology: 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

intransitive verb, transitive verb jigged, jigging jig′·ging

1. to dance or perform (a jig) or to dance in jig style
2. to move jerkily and quickly up and down or to and fro
3. to use a jig (on) in working
4. to fish or catch (a fish) with a jig

Etymology: < ? giguer: see jigthe

noun