jigger

jig·ger ¹

J0041300 (jĭg′ər)n.1. A person who jigs or operates a jig.2. a. A small measure for liquor, usually holding 1 ¹/₂ ounces.b. This amount of liquor.3. A device, such as a drill, that operates with a jerking or jolting motion.4. Nautical a. A light all-purpose tackle.b. A small sail set in the stern of a yawl or similar boat.c. A boat having such a sail.d. A jigger mast.5. Informal An article or a device, the name of which eludes one.

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jig·ger ²

J0041300 (jĭg′ər)n.1. See chigger.2. See chigoe.

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[Probably variant of chigger or perhaps of West African origin; akin to Ewe jìgá and Yoruba jígá, chigoe (sand flea).]

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jig·ger ³

J5043325 (jĭg′ər) tr.v. jig·gered, jig·ger·ing, jig·gers To tamper with or manipulate (data, for example) so as to achieve a desired result.

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[Probably frequentative of jig, to jerk up and down.]

jigger

(ˈdʒɪɡə) n1. a person or thing that jigs2. (Golf) golf an iron, now obsolete, with a thin blade, used for hitting long shots from a bare lie3. (Mechanical Engineering) any of a number of mechanical devices having a vibratory or jerking motion4. (Mechanical Engineering) a light lifting tackle used on ships5. (Units) a small glass, esp for whisky, with a capacity of about one and a half ounces6. NZ a light hand- or power-propelled vehicle used on railway lines7. (General Engineering) 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 stroke8. (Fishing) Canadian a device used when setting a gill net beneath ice9. (Mining & Quarrying) mining another word for jig⁵10. (Nautical Terms) nautical short for jiggermast11. (Billiards & Snooker) billiards another word for bridge¹¹⁰12. informal US and Canadian a device or thing the name of which is unknown or temporarily forgotten13. dialect Liverpool an alleyway

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jigger

(ˈdʒɪɡə) or

jigger flea

n (Animals) other names for the chigoe¹

jig•ger¹

(ˈdʒɪg ər)

n. 1. a person or thing that jigs. 2. any of various sails. 3. any of various mechanical devices, many of which have a jerky or jolting motion. 4. some contrivance, article, or part that one cannot or does not name more precisely. 5. a. a measure of 1½ oz. (45 ml) used in cocktail recipes. b. a small whiskey glass holding this amount. 6. a machine for forming ceramic plates or the like in a plaster mold rotating beneath a template. 7. jig ¹ (def. 2). [1665–75]

jig•ger²

(ˈdʒɪg ər)

n. 1. Also called jig′ger flea`. chigoe. 2. chigger (def. 1). [1750–60; variant of chigger]

jig•ger³

(ˈdʒɪg ər)

v.t. 1. to jerk rapidly; jig. 2. to manipulate or alter, esp. for illegal or unethical purposes. [1865–70]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jigger - a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskeyshot glass, ponydrinking glass, glass - a container for holding liquids while drinking
	2.	jigger - any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawljiggermastmast - a vertical spar for supporting sails
	3.	jigger - larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritationharvest mite, redbug, chiggertrombiculid - mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebratesgenus Trombicula, Trombicula - type genus of the family Trombiculidae

jigger

noun1. A small amount of liquor:dram, drop, shot, sip, tot.Informal: nip, slug.Slang: snort.2. A small specialized mechanical device:concern, contraption, contrivance, gadget, gimmick, thing.Informal: doodad, doohickey, widget.Slang: gizmo.

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