perhaps from Middle French giguer to frolic, from gigue fiddle, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German gīga fiddle; akin to Old Norse geiga to turn aside
Date:
circa 1560
1 a: any of several lively springy dances in triple rhythmb: music to which a jig may be danced2:trick
, game —used chiefly in the phrase the jig is up3 a: any of several fishing devices that are jerked up and down or drawn through the waterb: a device used to maintain mechanically the correct positional relationship between a piece of work and the tool or between parts of work during assemblyc: a device in which crushed ore is concentrated or coal is cleaned by agitating in water
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Date: 2008-11-19 02:41 pm (UTC)Связь есть, но очень далёкая, короче.
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