1. 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.
2. (Pottery) (a) A horizontal table carrying a revolving mold, on which
earthen vessels are shaped by rapid motion; a potter's wheel. (b) A
templet or tool by which vessels are shaped on a potter's wheel.
3. (Naut.) (a) 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. Totten. (b) A
small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl. [New Eng.] (c) A
supplementary sail. See Dandy, n., 2 (b).
4. A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather; same as
Jack, 4 (i).
Jigger mast. (Naut.) (a) The after mast of a four-masted vessel. (b)
The small mast set at the stern of a yawl-rigged boat.
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.
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.
Jig"gish (?), a. 1. Resembling, or suitable for, a jig, or lively
movement. Tatler.