Vocabulary : Jibbed to Jigger

Jibbed : of Jib
Jibber : A horse that jibs.
Jibbing : of Jib
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. ;; To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe. ;; To agree; to harmonize.
Jibed : of Jibe
Jibing : of Jibe
Jiffy : A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy.
Jig : A light, brisk musical movement. ;; A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad. ;; A piece of sport; a trick; a prank. ;; A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached. ;; A small machine or handy tool ;; 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. ;; An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore. ;; To sing to the tune of a jig. ;; To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude. ;; To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See Jigging, n. ;; To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine. ;; To dance a jig; to skip about. ;; To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks.
Jigged : of Jig
Jigger : A species of flea (Sarcopsylla, / Pulex, penetrans), which burrows beneath the skin. See Chigoe. ;; 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. ;; A horizontal table carrying a revolving mold, on which earthen vessels are shaped by rapid motion; a potter's wheel. ;; A templet or tool by which vessels are shaped on a potter's wheel. ;; 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. ;; A small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl. ;; A supplementary sail. See Dandy, n., 2 (b). ;; A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather; same as Jack, 4 (i). ;; Any one of several species of small red mites (esp. Tetranychus irritans and T. Americanus) which, in the larval or leptus stage, burrow beneath the skin of man and various animals, causing great annoyance. ;; To move, send, or dri
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