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gigue

[zheeg]
–noun
1. Dance. jig 2 (def. 1).
2. Music. a dance movement often forming the conclusion of the classical suite.

Origin:
1675–85; < F, prob. < E jig 2
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gigue   (zhēg)   
n.  See jig1.

[French, probably from jig1.]
jig 1   (jĭg)   
n.  
    1. Any of various lively dances in triple time.

    2. The music for such a dance. Also called gigue.

  1. A joke or trick. Used chiefly in the phrase The jig is up.

  2. A typically metal fishing lure with one or more hooks, usually deployed with a jiggling motion on or near the bottom.

  3. An apparatus for cleaning or separating crushed ore by agitation in water.

  4. A device for guiding a tool or for holding machine work in place.

v.   jigged, jig·ging, jigs

v.   intr.
  1. To dance or play a jig.

  2. To move or bob up and down jerkily and rapidly.

  3. To operate a jig.

v.   tr.
  1. To bob or jerk (something) up and down or to and fro.

  2. To machine (an object) with the aid of a jig.

  3. To separate or clean (ore) by shaking a jig.


[Origin unknown.]
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