| 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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