2. Playful; frisky. [R.]

She is never sad, and yet not jiggish.

Habington.

Jig"gle (?), v. i. [Freq. of jig.] To wriggle or frisk about; to move

awkwardly; to shake up and down.

Jig"jog` (?), n. A jolting motion; a jogging pace.

Jig"jog, a. Having a jolting motion.

Jill (?), n. [See Gill sweetheart.] A young woman; a sweetheart. See

Gill. Beau. & Fl.

Jill"-flirt` (?), n. A light, giddy, or wanton girl or woman. See

Gill-flirt.

Jilt (?), n. [Contr. fr. Scot. jillet a giddy girl, a jill-flirt, dim.

of jill a jill.] A woman who capriciously deceives her lover; a

coquette; a flirt. Otway.

Jilt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jilted; p. pr. & vb. n. Jilting.] To cast off

capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love. Locke.

Jilt, v. i. To play the jilt; to practice deception in love; to discard

lovers capriciously. Congreve.

Jim"crack` (?), n. See Gimcrack.

Jim"-crow` (?), n. (Mach.) 1. A machine for bending or straightening

rails.

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