between the jigs and the reels

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1956
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38682

jig n During odd times. Has another meaning akin to the expression "what with one thing and another." So, _between the jigs and the reels_, poor Tom lost all his money." In an expression of determination, the phrase may mean _somehow_. "I'll do it between the jigs and the reels." During odd times. G.M.Story July 1956 DNE-cit PRINTED ITEM Used I and Sup Used I 5 Used I JIGGER, TOMMY NOGGIN, between the jigs and the reels Checked by Adrian Young on Tue 09 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 05 Aug 2015