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jigtime

jigtime noun: a short period of time.

Noun

jigtime (uncountable)

  1. (dated, usually) A short period of time.
    • Episode 12, The Cyclops
      The Englishman, whose right eye was nearly closed, took his corner where he was liberally drenched with water and when the bell went came on gamey and brimful of pluck, confident of knocking out the fistic Eblanite in jigtime.

Questions about jigtime

What does jigtime mean?
Jigtime means a short period of time.
What part of speech is jigtime?
Jigtime is a noun.

Words near jigtime in the dictionary

  1. jigsawing
  2. Jigsawland
  3. jigsawlike
  4. jigsawn
  5. jigsaws
  6. jigtime
  7. Jiguan
  8. Jigyasa
  9. Jigzhi
  10. Jih-chao
  11. Jih-k'a-tse

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