Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Made in a jig; hence, accurately made. See
jig , 6 .
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
jig .
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Examples
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It is a good haddock ground all the year; a cod ground in August, when these fish are "jigged"; a hake ground from
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine Walter H. Rich
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Then it is raised about three feet, and from this point "jigged," or raised and lowered continuously until taken by a cod.
The Story of Grenfell of the Labrador A Boy's Life of Wilfred T. Grenfell Dillon Wallace 1901
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A Greek Orthodox priest in black robes chugged on a bright red motorcycle through a melee; protesters lobbed rocks near other protesters who jigged merrily to a drum beat; and an early shift of municipal workers swept debris after a day of riots, just in time for another day of riots and fresh piles of debris.
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I jigged, and made that fish skip and hop and hit the bottom.
New Weekly Contest: Best Hunting Story Wins a Leatherman 2009
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A Greek Orthodox priest in black robes chugged on a bright red motorcycle through a melee; protesters lobbed rocks near other protesters who jigged merrily to a drum beat; and an early shift of municipal workers swept debris after a day of riots, just in time for another day of riots and fresh piles of debris.
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This was a re-jigged back-line, Matthew Upson's hamstring strain requiring James Tomkins 'involvement at centre-half alongside Da Costa, with the full-backs similarly replaced.
West Ham United spring to life to overrun Stoke City in extra-time Dominic Fifield at Upton Park 2010
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Yes | No | Report from shadbuster wrote 2 weeks 5 days ago kastmaster, they cast a mile, can be jigged or fast retrieved and pretty much anything in between.
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A Greek Orthodox priest in black robes chugged on a bright red motorcycle through a melee; protesters lobbed rocks near other protesters who jigged merrily to a drum beat; and an early shift of municipal workers swept debris after a day of riots, just in time for another day of riots and fresh piles of debris.
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Yes | No | Report from shadbuster wrote 2 weeks 5 days ago kastmaster, they cast a mile, can be jigged or fast retrieved and pretty much anything in between.
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A Greek Orthodox priest in black robes chugged on a bright red motorcycle through a melee; protesters lobbed rocks near other protesters who jigged merrily to a drum beat; and an early shift of municipal workers swept debris after a day of riots, just in time for another day of riots and fresh piles of debris.
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