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jigging

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  1. 1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Jig Source: opted
  2. 2. n. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. 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. 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 templet by which the action of the cutter is guided or limited; -- used for forming the profile of an irregularly shaped piece; a profiling machine. Source: webster
  4. 4. The act or using a jig; the act of separating ore with ajigger, or wire-bottomed sieve, which is moved up and down in water.Jigging machine. (a) (Mining) A machine for separating ore by theprocess of jigging. (b) (Metal Working) A machine with a rotarymilling cutter and a templet by which the action of the cutter isguided or limited; -- used for forming the profile of an irregularlyshaped piece; a profiling machine. Source: adambom
  5. 5. j:100 v dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions Source: ecdict

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