a light, brisk musical movement.-a light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad.-a piece of sport; a trick; a prank.-a trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached.-a small machine or handy tool-a contrivance fastened to or inclosing a piece of work, and having hard steel surfaces to guide a tool, as a drill, or to form a shield or templet to work to, as in filing.-an apparatus or a machine for jigging ore.-to sing to the tune of a jig.-to trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.-to sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. see jigging, n.-to cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.-to dance a jig; to skip about.