jigged

English translation: interlocking

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English term or phrase:jigged
Selected answer:interlocking
Entered by: Nesrin

21:26 Jun 10, 2008
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
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English term or phrase: jigged
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...
Nesrin
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:55
interlocking
Explanation:
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
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Ken Cox
Local time: 17:55
Grading comment
Thanks a lot Ken! Thanks Mark and Egil, but I'm pretty sure Ken got it right here.
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Ken Cox
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Mark Nathan


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shaped


Explanation:
I think this means "cut with a jigsaw" into some special shape. BTW your last link doesn't seem to work.

Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 17:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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interlocking


Explanation:
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

Ken Cox
Local time: 17:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Thanks a lot Ken! Thanks Mark and Egil, but I'm pretty sure Ken got it right here.
Notes to answerer
Asker: That must be it - Thanks for the link!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Nathan
12 mins

agree  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.
1 hr

agree  Nitin Goyal
3 hrs

agree  Marie Scarano
7 hrs

agree  kmtext
9 hrs

agree  Lori S: Jig saws, for example, cut small interlocking pieces....jig puzzles are interlocking shapes that create a design or picture.
1 day 10 hrs
  -> 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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