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[ jig-er ] / ˈdʒɪg ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jigger ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person or thing that jigs. Nautical. - the lowermost sail set on a jiggermast.
- jiggermast.
- a light tackle, as a gun tackle.
any of various mechanical devices, many of which have a jerky or jolting motion. Informal. some contrivance, article, or part that one cannot or does not name more precisely: What is that little jigger on the pistol? Ceramics. a machine for forming plates or the like in a plaster mold rotating beneath a template. Mining. a jig for separating ore. a jig for fishing. Golf. a club with an iron head intermediate between a mashie and a midiron, now rarely used. Billiards, Pool. a bridge. - a 1½-oz. (45-milliliter) measure used in cocktail recipes.
- a small whiskey glass holding 1½ ounces (45 milliliters).
Origin of jigger1First recorded in 1665–75; of unknown origin; perhaps from jig1 or jig2 + -er1 Words nearby jiggerJiffy bag, jig, jigaboo, Jigawa, jig back, jigger, jiggered, jiggermast, jiggers, jiggery-pokery, jiggle Definition for jigger (2 of 3)[ jig-er ] / ˈdʒɪg ər /
nounAlso called jigger flea . chigoe. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. chigger. Origin of jigger2First recorded in 1750–60; variant of chigger Definition for jigger (3 of 3)[ jig-er ] / ˈdʒɪg ər /
verb (used with object)to interfere with. to manipulate or alter, especially in order to get something done illegally or unethically: to jigger company records to conceal a loss. Origin of jigger3First recorded in 1865–70; jig2 + -er6 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jiggerServe it as is from the pot for kids; add a jigger of rum, brandy, or Calvados for the grownups. The Perfect Holiday Cocktail|Cookstr.com|December 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST I mean, if I was trying to jigger into—well, I guess this is my house now, so [ laughter] it probably wouldn't happen. Obama's Insecure Slip|Tina Brown|July 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST “I mean, if I was trying to jigger into—well, I guess this is my house now, so it probably wouldn't happen,” he explained. Obama's New Enemies|Richard Wolffe|July 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST There was one jigger who seemed to have learned to do nothing but boil. The Marvelous Exploits of Paul Bunyan|W. B. Laughead
The moveable adjuncts to the table are cues, balls, butt, and a rest or jigger. Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements|Various This has also what looks like a mizzen, but it is fixed on to the rudder and is known as a "jigger." Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891|Various And these are the kind of fellows, too, who jigger our ridin' on this railroad. Tramping with Tramps|Josiah Flynt It was in respect to the jigger that the craft differed from a sloop-rigged yacht or boat. Fishing With The Fly|Charles F. Orvis and Others
British Dictionary definitions for jigger (1 of 2)
nouna person or thing that jigs golf an iron, now obsolete, with a thin blade, used for hitting long shots from a bare lie any of a number of mechanical devices having a vibratory or jerking motion a light lifting tackle used on ships a small glass, esp for whisky, with a capacity of about one and a half ounces NZ a light hand- or power-propelled vehicle used on railway lines engineering a type of hydraulic lift in which a hydraulic ram operates the lift through a block and tackle which increases the length of the stroke Canadian a device used when setting a gill net beneath ice mining another word for jig (def. 5) nautical short for jiggermast billiards another word for bridge 1 (def. 10) US and Canadian informal a device or thing the name of which is unknown or temporarily forgotten Liverpool dialect an alleyway British Dictionary definitions for jigger (2 of 2)
nounother names for the chigoe (def. 1) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to jiggercontraption, widget, business, apparatus, utensil, tool, object, appliance, doodad, thing, invention, contrivance, thingamajig, gimmick, concern, doohickey, gizmo, whatchamacallit, sip, shot Medical definitions for jiggerThe American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |