jig : Idioms & Phrases


Drill jig

  • a jig for guiding a drill. See Jig, #6 (a).
Webster 1913

Jig drilling, Jig filing

  • (Metal Working), a process of drilling or filing in which the action of the tool is directed or limited by a jig.
Webster 1913

Jig saw

  • a sawing machine with a narrow, vertically reciprocating saw, used to cut curved and irregular lines, or ornamental patterns in openwork, a scroll saw; called also gig saw.
Webster 1913