from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Jigging \Jig"ging\, n. (Mining)
The act or using a jig; the act of separating ore with a
jigger, or wire-bottomed sieve, which is moved up and down in
water.
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{Jigging machine}.
(a) (Mining) A machine for separating ore by the process of
jigging.
(b) (Metal Working) A machine with a rotary milling cutter
and a template by which the action of the cutter is
guided or limited; -- used for forming the profile of an
irregularly shaped piece; a profiling machine.
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Jig \Jig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jigged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Jigging}.]
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1. To sing to the tune of a jig.
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Jig off a tune at the tongue's end. --Shak.
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2. To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude. --Ford.
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3. (Mining) To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve.
See {Jigging}, n.
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4. (Metal Working) To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a
jigging machine.
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