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Jib
() To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk.
Jibber
() A horse that jibs.
Jibed
() of Jibe
Jibing
() of Jibe
Jibe
() To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See Gybe.
Jibe
() To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe.
Jibe
() To agree; to harmonize.
Jiffy
() A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy.
Jig
() A light, brisk musical movement.
Jig
() A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad.
Jig
() A piece of sport; a trick; a prank.
Jig
() A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached.
Jig
() A small machine or handy tool
Jig
() 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.
Jig
() An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore.
Jigged
() of Jig
Jigging
() of Jig
Jig
() To sing to the tune of a jig.
Jig
() To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.
Jig
() To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See Jigging, n.
Jig
() To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.
Jig
() To dance a jig; to skip about.
Jigger
() A species of flea (Sarcopsylla, / Pulex, penetrans), which burrows beneath the skin. See Chigoe.
Jigger
() One who, or that which, jigs; specifically, a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the process of jigging; also, the sieve used in jigging.
Jigger
() A horizontal table carrying a revolving mold, on which earthen vessels are shaped by rapid motion; a potter's wheel.
Jigger
() A templet or tool by which vessels are shaped on a potter's wheel.
Jigger
() A light tackle, consisting of a double and single block and the fall, used for various purposes, as to increase the purchase on a topsail sheet in hauling it home; the watch tackle.
Jigger
() A small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl.
Jigger
() A supplementary sail. See Dandy, n., 2 (b).
Jigger
() A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather; same as Jack, 4 (i).
Jigging
() 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.
Jiggish
() Resembling, or suitable for, a jig, or lively movement.
Jiggish
() Playful; frisky.
Jiggle
() To wriggle or frisk about; to move awkwardly; to shake up and down.
Jigjog
() A jolting motion; a jogging pace.
Jigjog
() Having a jolting motion.
Jill
() A young woman; a sweetheart. See Gill.
Jill-flirt
() A light, giddy, or wanton girl or woman. See Gill-flirt.
Jilt
() A woman who capriciously deceives her lover; a coquette; a flirt.
Jilted
() of Jilt
Jilting
() of Jilt
Jilt
() To cast off capriciously or unfeeling, as a lover; to deceive in love.
Jilt
() To play the jilt; to practice deception in love; to discard lovers capriciously.
Jimcrack
() See Gimcrack.
Jim-crow
() A machine for bending or straightening rails.
Jim-crow
() A planing machine with a reversing tool, to plane both ways.
Jimmies
() of Jimmy
Jimmy
() A short crowbar used by burglars in breaking open doors.
Jimp
() Neat; handsome; elegant. See Gimp.
Jimson weed
() See Jamestown weed.