Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 10, 2008 21:26
15 yrs ago
English term
jigged
English
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board game
Description of the board in a children's board game:
Contents: 1 jigged board (etc).
I thought it may means something like "embossed", but I've seen some pictures of "jigged boards" on the internet and I don't think they are embossed (they may be though).
Here are some:
http://www.kiddicare.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/productdi...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Orchard-Toys-Whats-Time-Wolf/dp/B000...
(the beehive as well as the house in the images above are separate items in the contents).
Dictionary definitions of the verb "to jig" don't seem very helpful:
v.intr.
1. To dance or play a jig.
2. To move or bob up and down jerkily and rapidly.
3. To operate a jig.
v.tr.
1. To bob or jerk (something) up and down or to and fro.
2. To machine (an object) with the aid of a jig.
3. To separate or clean (ore) by shaking a jig.
Thanks in advance!
https://www.espocatalogue.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Prod...
Contents: 1 jigged board (etc).
I thought it may means something like "embossed", but I've seen some pictures of "jigged boards" on the internet and I don't think they are embossed (they may be though).
Here are some:
http://www.kiddicare.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/productdi...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Orchard-Toys-Whats-Time-Wolf/dp/B000...
(the beehive as well as the house in the images above are separate items in the contents).
Dictionary definitions of the verb "to jig" don't seem very helpful:
v.intr.
1. To dance or play a jig.
2. To move or bob up and down jerkily and rapidly.
3. To operate a jig.
v.tr.
1. To bob or jerk (something) up and down or to and fro.
2. To machine (an object) with the aid of a jig.
3. To separate or clean (ore) by shaking a jig.
Thanks in advance!
https://www.espocatalogue.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Prod...
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| 4 +6 | interlocking |
Ken Cox
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| 2 | shaped |
Mark Nathan
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interlocking
Same principle as jigsaw puzzle pieces. The usage seems to be almost exclusive to Orchard Toys.
See e.g. the following referernce, in particularthe 'jigged beanstalk' pieces (at the right in the picture), and the 'jigged game boards' are too big to fit in the box, so they must consist of severl pieces that fit togeter like jigsaw puzzle pieces:
Games Packs
It includes 1 jigged board, 1 (3D) house, 7 counters ... of 1 jigged board (measuring 42 x 23cm), 50 picture cards, 4 litterbug cards, 8 ...
www.teaching.com.au/pdf/games.pdf
See e.g. the following referernce, in particularthe 'jigged beanstalk' pieces (at the right in the picture), and the 'jigged game boards' are too big to fit in the box, so they must consist of severl pieces that fit togeter like jigsaw puzzle pieces:
Games Packs
It includes 1 jigged board, 1 (3D) house, 7 counters ... of 1 jigged board (measuring 42 x 23cm), 50 picture cards, 4 litterbug cards, 8 ...
www.teaching.com.au/pdf/games.pdf
Note from asker:
| That must be it - Thanks for the link! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mark Nathan
12 mins
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Gary D
: to set up a jig, is to set up something to enable you do do something in a better way, A jigged board is a board that has to be set up, or put together in a special way, ie; interlock it together.
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Nitin Goyal
3 hrs
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Marie Scarano
7 hrs
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kmtext
9 hrs
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Lori S
: Jig saws, for example, cut small interlocking pieces....jig puzzles are interlocking shapes that create a design or picture.
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IMO the creator of the term 'jigged' confused the tool with a feature of an object produced using the tool. A jig saw can be used to cut all sorts of intricate shapes. Incidentally, cardboard jigsaw puzzle pieces are die-cut, not cut with a jig saw.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot Ken! Thanks Mark and Egil, but I'm pretty sure Ken got it right here."
8 mins
shaped
I think this means "cut with a jigsaw" into some special shape. BTW your last link doesn't seem to work.
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