DCHP-1 Online
jig ((n.)) † earlier, spelled gig 
n. See 1956 quote.
See also: jigger (def. 1)
- 1956 JIG--A hook used to catch fish by jigging it up and down where fish are believed to be numerous.
- 1964 While Reg laid a fire I tossed out a bait in a bid for dinner. I let the jig sink, but before it touched bottom I felt a fish hit it. . . .
- 1956 JIG--A hook used to catch fish by jigging it up and down where fish are believed to be numerous.