JIGGER Definition & Meaning

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jigger

[ jig-er ]

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noun

a person or thing that jigs.
Nautical.
1. the lowermost sail set on a jiggermast.
2. jiggermast.
3. 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.
1. a 1½-oz. (45-milliliter) measure used in cocktail recipes.
2. a small whiskey glass holding 1½ ounces (45 milliliters).

jigger

[ jig-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Also called jigger flea. chigoe.
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. chigger.

jigger

[ jig-er ]

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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.

jigger

/ ˈ��ɪɡə /

noun

a 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
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
a device used when setting a gill net beneath ice
mining another word for jig
nautical short for jiggermast
billiards another word for bridge 1
informal.
a device or thing the name of which is unknown or temporarily forgotten
dialect.
an alleyway

jigger

/ ˈ��ɪɡə /

noun

other names for the chigoe

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of jigger¹

First recorded in 1665–75; of unknown origin; perhaps from jig ¹ or jig ²( def ) + -er ¹

Origin of jigger²

First recorded in 1750–60; variant of chigger

Origin of jigger³

First recorded in 1865–70; jig ² + -er ⁶

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All 29 of the men on the Chinese jigger were rescued from the water that day.

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At the very least, a cocktail shaker or mixing glass with a bar spoon, an ice bucket filled with ice, a jigger and a corkscrew.

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De Jaen jiggers a handle on top of the gray box, which tilts the glass to and fro.

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In October 2015, for example, the Chinese crew on a squid jigger called the Ningtai 89 went on strike after the ship owner tried to pay lower wages than he originally promised.

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I think her team wouldn’t let her shoot unless they had a key light on her, so they had to jigger this key light.

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