Jig

jig, n. (Mus.) A light, brisk musical movement. A frolicsome, quick dance, to such a movement a piece of sport trick; cajolery. — v. To sort or separate (ore) by shaking to trick, cheat, delude. [ME. gigge, a whirling thing, OF. gige, gigue, a musical instrument, a dance, Sp. giga, a dance, giga, MHG. gige, a fiddle; gig, perh. jog.] — Jig'ger, «. One who, or that which, jigs, as a miner who separates ore by shaking it in water in a riddle or wire-bottom sieve a jigging sieve a machine on which earthen ve els are shaped by rapid motion; a potter's wheel. (Naut.) A small tackle, consisting of a double and single block and the fall.— Jig's aw, ». A vertically reciprocating saw, moved by a vibrating lever or crank rod.— Jig'gle, -gl, v. To move in an affected or awkward manner; to shake up and down. Jigger, an insect. See Chigoe. n. A young woman, — so called in contempt. [Personal name, short for Julian a, influenced hy OF. gigues, a gay girl. See Gill.] — Jill'-ftirt, -flSrt, n. A light, wanton woman. - Jilt, n. A woman who capriciously deceives and disappoints her lover; a coquette — v. To encourage and then frustrate the hopes of (a lover), —v. To play the practice deception in love. [Scot, dim. of Jill; ME. giglot, giglet, a wanton woman.]