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Jig.

1. A handy tool. The name is applied to various devices, and in many trades small and simple machines are called jigs. In the armorer's set of tools we find cited, —

Drilling-jig.Milling-jig.Tapping-jig.
Filing-jig.Shaving-jig.

2. A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and an attached hook. A ball of light metal on a hook.

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