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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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jig
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Energetic folk dance, usually solo and related to the *hornpipe, which was popular from the 16C in many parts of the British Isles. The steps were improvised, with elaborate footwork but with the upper half of the body relatively static (it is from the dance that the verb to 'jig' comes). When several people were performing it at the same time, the effect must have been not unlike a modern disco.
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