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单词 jigger
释义 jigger
jigger1
 /jig"euhr/,  n.  
  1. a person or thing that jigs.
  2.  Naut.  
   a. the lowermost sail set on a jiggermast.
   b. jiggermast.
   c. a light tackle, as a gun tackle.
  3. any of various mechanical devices, many of which have a jerky or jolting motion.
  4.  Informal.   some contrivance, article, or part that one cannot or does not name more precisely: What is that little jigger on the pistol?
  5.  Ceram.   a machine for forming plates or the like in a plaster mold rotating beneath a template.
  6.  Mining.   a jig for separating ore.
  7. a jig for fishing.
  8.  Golf.   a club with an iron head intermediate between a mashie and a midiron, now rarely used.
  9.  Billiards  ,  Pool.   a bridge.
  10. -
   a. a 11/2-oz. (45-ml) measure used in cocktail recipes.
   b. a small whiskey glass holding 11/2 oz. (45 ml).
 [1665-75; JIG1 + -ER1]
jigger2
 /jig"euhr/,  n.  
  1. Also called jigger flea. chigoe.
  2.  Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.   chigger.
 [1750-60; var. of CHIGGER]
jigger3
 /jig"euhr/,  v.t.  
  1. to interfere with.
  2. to manipulate or alter, esp. in order to get something done illegally or unethically: to jigger company records to conceal a loss.
 [1865-70; JIG2 (in verbal sense) + -ER6]
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