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Definition of jig noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

jig

noun
 
/dʒɪɡ/
 
/dʒɪɡ/
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  1. a quick lively dance; the music for this dance
    • an Irish jig
    Topics Musicc2
  2. a device that holds something in position and guides the tools that are working on it
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.
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