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Meaning of JIGGER
Pronunciation: | | 'jigur
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- [n] larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
- [n] any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl
- [n] a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
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| Synonyms: | | chigger, harvest mite, jiggermast, pony, redbug, shot glass |
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| See Also: | | drinking glass, genus Trombicula, glass, mast, Trombicula, trombiculiid | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Jig"ger\, n. [A corrupt. of chigre.] (Zo["o]l.)
A species of flea ({Sarcopsylla, or Pulex, penetrans}), which
burrows beneath the skin. See {Chigoe}.
\Jig"ger\, n. [See {Jig}, n. & v.]
1. One who, or that which, jigs; specifically, a miner who
sorts or cleans ore by the process of jigging; also, the
sieve used in jigging.
2. (Pottery)
(a) A horizontal table carrying a revolving mold, on which
earthen vessels are shaped by rapid motion; a potter's
wheel.
(b) A templet or tool by which vessels are shaped on a
potter's wheel.
3. (Naut.)
(a) A light tackle, consisting of a double and single
block and the fall, used for various purposes, as to
increase the purchase on a topsail sheet in hauling it
home; the watch tackle. --Totten.
(b) A small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl. [New Eng.]
(c) A supplementary sail. See {Dandy}, n., 2
(b) .
4. A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining
leather; same as {Jack}, 4
(i) .
{Jigger mast}. (Naut.)
(a) The after mast of a four-masted vessel.
(b) The small mast set at the stern of a yawl-rigged boat.
\Jig"ger\ (j[i^]g"g[~e]r), n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of small red mites (esp.
{Tetranychus irritans} and {T. Americanus}) which, in the
larval or leptus stage, burrow beneath the skin of man and
various animals, causing great annoyance. [Southern U. S.]
\Jig"ger\, v. t. [Cf. {Jiggle}.]
To move, send, or drive with a jerk; to jerk; also, to drive
or send over with a jerk, as a golf ball.
He could jigger the ball o'er a steeple tall as most
men would jigger a cop. --Harper's
Mag.
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