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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Jigger \Jig"ger\ (j[i^]g"g[~e]r), n. [A corrupt. of chigre.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) A species of flea ({Tunga penetrans, or
        Sarcopsylla penetrans, or Pulex penetrans), which
        burrows beneath the skin; called also jigger flea. See
        Chigoe.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of small red mites
        (esp. Tetranychus irritans and Tetranychus Americanus)
        of the family Trombiculidae, which, in the larval or
        leptus stage, burrow beneath the skin of man and various
        animals, causing great annoyance. Also called chigger.
        [Southern U. S.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Jigger \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.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Jigger \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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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 template or tool by which vessels are shaped on a
            potter's wheel.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     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) .
            [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining
        leather; same as Jack, 4
        (i) .
            [1913 Webster]
  
     5. A small glass or measuring vessel holding 11/2 ounces (45
        ml), used mostly for measuring liquor or drinking whiskey;
        also, the quantity of liquid held in a jigger.
        [PJC]
  
     6. A thingamajig. [Colloq.]
        [PJC]
  
     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.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Dandy \Dan"dy\ (d[a^]n"d[y^]), n.; pl. Dandies
     (d[a^]n"d[i^]z). [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly fellow,
     dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to E.
     dandle. Senses 2 & 3 are of uncertain etymology.]
     1. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to
        dress; a fop; a coxcomb.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Naut.)
        (a) A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is
            set.
        (b) A small sail carried at or near the stern of small
            boats; -- called also jigger, and mizzen.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A dandy roller. See below.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Dandy brush, a yard whalebone brush.
  
     Dandy fever. See Dengue.
  
     Dandy line, a kind of fishing line to which are attached
        several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at
        each end.
  
     Dandy roller, a roller sieve used in machines for making
        paper, to press out water from the pulp, and set the
        paper.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Chigoe \Chig"oe\, Chigre \Chig"re\, n. [Cf. F. chigue, perh. fr.
     Catalan chic small, Sp. chico; or of Peruvian origin.]
     (Zo["o]l.)
     A species of flea ({Tunga penetrans, formerly Pulex
     penetrans), common in the West Indies and South America,
     which often attacks the feet or any exposed part of the human
     body, and burrowing beneath the skin produces great
     irritation. When the female is allowed to remain and breed,
     troublesome sores result, which are sometimes dangerous. See
     Jigger. [Written also chegre, chegoe, chique,
     chigger, jigger.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The name is sometimes erroneously given to certain
           mites or ticks having similar habits.
           [1913 Webster] ||

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Jigger \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Jigger \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Jigger \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.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Jigger \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Chigoe \Chig"oe\, Chigre \Chig"re\, n. [Cf. F. chigue, perh. fr.
     Catalan chic small, Sp. chico; or of Peruvian origin.]
     (Zo["o]l.)
     A species of flea ({Pulex penetrans), common in the West
     Indies and South America, which often attacks the feet or any
     exposed part of the human body, and burrowing beneath the
     skin produces great irritation. When the female is allowed to
     remain and breed, troublesome sores result, which are
     sometimes dangerous. See Jigger. [Written also chegre,
     chegoe, chique, chigger, jigger.]
  
     Note: The name is sometimes erroneously given to certain
           mites or ticks having similar habits.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Dandy \Dan"dy\, n.; pl. Dandies. [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly
     fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to
     E. dandle. Senses 2&3 are of uncertain etymol.]
     1. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to
        dress; a fop; a coxcomb.
  
     2. (Naut.)
        (a) A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is
            set.
        (b) A small sail carried at or near the stern of small
            boats; -- called also jigger, and mizzen.
  
     3. A dandy roller. See below.
  
     Dandy brush, a yard whalebone brush.
  
     Dandy fever. See Dengue.
  
     Dandy line, a kind of fishing line to which are attached
        several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at
        each end.
  
     Dandy roller, a roller sieve used in machines for making
        paper, to press out water from the pulp, and set the
        paper.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  jigger
       n 1: a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
            [syn: shot glass, pony]
       2: any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the
          mizzenmast of a yawl [syn: jiggermast]
       3: larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including
          human beings causing intense irritation [syn: harvest
          mite, chigger, redbug]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  jigger
     n.
     1 (lb en US) A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or
  other metal, one end of which typically measures 1½ fluid
  ounces (approx. 44 ml), the other typically 1 fluid ounce
  (approx. 30 ml).
     2 (lb en US) A measure of 1½ fluid ounces (approx.
  44 ml) of liquor.
     3 (lb en US slang) A drink of whisky.
     4 (lb en mining) The sieve used in sorting or separating ore.
     5 (lb en mining) One who jigs; a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the
  process of jigging.
     6 (lb en pottery) A horizontal lathe used in producing flatware.
     vb.
     1 To alter or adjust, particularly in ways not originally intended.
     2 (lb en pottery) To use a jigger.
     3 To move, send, or drive with a jerk; to jerk; also, to drive or
  send over with a jerk, as a golf ball.
     n.
     1 A sandflea, ''Tunga penetrans'', of the order Siphonaptera; chigoe.
     2 A larva of any of several mites in the family (taxlink
  Trombiculidae family); chigger, harvest mite.
     alt.
     1 (lb en slang archaic) A prison; a jail cell.
     2 (lb en dialect Scouse dated) An alleyway separating the backs of
  two rows of houses.
     3 (lb en slang euphemism dated) The penis.
     4 (lb en slang euphemism) A vagina.
     5 (lb en obsolete UK thieves) A door.
     n.
     1 (lb en slang archaic) A prison; a jail cell.
     2 (lb en dialect Scouse dated) An alleyway separating the backs of
  two rows of houses.
     3 (lb en slang euphemism dated) The penis.
     4 (lb en slang euphemism) A vagina.
     5 (lb en obsolete UK thieves) A door.
     vb.
     (lb en slang obsolete) To imprison.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  jigger
     n.
     1 (lb en US) A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or
  other metal, one end of which typically measures 1½ fluid
  ounces (approx. 44 ml), the other typically 1 fluid ounce
  (approx. 30 ml).
     2 (lb en US) A measure of 1½ fluid ounces (approx.
  44 ml) of liquor.
     3 (lb en US slang) A drink of whisky.
     4 (lb en mining) The sieve used in sorting or separating ore.
     5 (lb en mining) One who jigs; a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the
  process of jigging.
     6 (lb en pottery) A horizontal lathe used in producing flatware.
     vb.
     1 To alter or adjust, particularly in ways not originally intended.
     2 (lb en pottery) To use a jigger.
     3 To move, send, or drive with a jerk; to jerk; also, to drive or
  send over with a jerk, as a golf ball.
     n.
     1 A sandflea, ''Tunga penetrans'', of the order Siphonaptera; chigoe.
     2 A larva of any of several mites in the family (taxlink
  Trombiculidae family); chigger, harvest mite.
     alt.
     1 (lb en slang archaic) A prison; a jail cell.
     2 (lb en dialect Scouse dated) An alleyway separating the backs of
  two rows of houses.
     3 (lb en slang euphemism dated) The penis.
     4 (lb en slang euphemism) A vagina.
     5 (lb en obsolete UK thieves) A door.
     n.
     1 (lb en slang archaic) A prison; a jail cell.
     2 (lb en dialect Scouse dated) An alleyway separating the backs of
  two rows of houses.
     3 (lb en slang euphemism dated) The penis.
     4 (lb en slang euphemism) A vagina.
     5 (lb en obsolete UK thieves) A door.
     vb.
     (lb en slang obsolete) To imprison.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  jigger
     n.
     1 (lb en US) A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or
  other metal, one end of which typically measures 1½ fluid
  ounces (approx. 44 ml), the other typically 1 fluid ounce
  (approx. 30 ml).
     2 (lb en US) A measure of 1½ fluid ounces (approx.
  44 ml) of liquor.
     3 (lb en US slang) A drink of whisky.
     4 (lb en mining) The sieve used in sorting or separating ore.
     5 (lb en mining) One who jigs; a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the
  process of jigging.
     6 (lb en pottery) A horizontal lathe used in producing flatware.
     vb.
     1 To alter or adjust, particularly in ways not originally intended.
     2 (lb en pottery) To use a jigger.
     3 To move, send, or drive with a jerk; to jerk; also, to drive or
  send over with a jerk, as a golf ball.
     n.
     1 A sandflea, ''Tunga penetrans'', of the order Siphonaptera; chigoe.
     2 A larva of any of several mites in the family (taxlink
  Trombiculidae family); chigger, harvest mite.
     alt.
     1 (lb en slang archaic) A prison; a jail cell.
     2 (lb en dialect Scouse dated) An alleyway separating the backs of
  two rows of houses.
     3 (lb en slang euphemism dated) The penis.
     4 (lb en slang euphemism) A vagina.
     5 (lb en obsolete UK thieves) A door.
     n.
     1 (lb en slang archaic) A prison; a jail cell.
     2 (lb en dialect Scouse dated) An alleyway separating the backs of
  two rows of houses.
     3 (lb en slang euphemism dated) The penis.
     4 (lb en slang euphemism) A vagina.
     5 (lb en obsolete UK thieves) A door.
     vb.
     (lb en slang obsolete) To imprison.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  jigger
     n.
     1 (lb en US) A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or
  other metal, one end of which typically measures 1½ fluid
  ounces (approx. 44 ml), the other typically 1 fluid ounce
  (approx. 30 ml).
     2 (lb en US) A measure of 1½ fluid ounces (approx.
  44 ml) of liquor.
     3 (lb en US slang) A drink of whisky.
     4 (lb en mining) The sieve used in sorting or separating ore.
     5 (lb en mining) One who jigs; a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the
  process of jigging.
     6 (lb en pottery) A horizontal lathe used in producing flatware.
     vb.
     1 To alter or adjust, particularly in ways not originally intended.
     2 (lb en pottery) To use a jigger.
     3 To move, send, or drive with a jerk; to jerk; also, to drive or
  send over with a jerk, as a golf ball.
     n.
     1 A sandflea, ''Tunga penetrans'', of the order Siphonaptera; chigoe.
     2 A larva of any of several mites in the family (taxlink
  Trombiculidae family); chigger, harvest mite.
     alt.
     1 (lb en slang archaic) A prison; a jail cell.
     2 (lb en dialect Scouse dated) An alleyway separating the backs of
  two rows of houses.
     3 (lb en slang euphemism dated) The penis.
     4 (lb en slang euphemism) A vagina.
     5 (lb en obsolete UK thieves) A door.
     n.
     1 (lb en slang archaic) A prison; a jail cell.
     2 (lb en dialect Scouse dated) An alleyway separating the backs of
  two rows of houses.
     3 (lb en slang euphemism dated) The penis.
     4 (lb en slang euphemism) A vagina.
     5 (lb en obsolete UK thieves) A door.
     vb.
     (lb en slang obsolete) To imprison.

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Jigger /jˈɪɡɜ/ 
   [textil.] jigger , jig 
     Synonym: Breitfärbemaschine
  
   see: Breitfärbemaschinen, Jigger
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Jigger /jˈɪɡɜ/ 
  jiggers, jigs
     Synonym: Breitfärbemaschinen
  
   see: Breitfärbemaschine, Jigger
  

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Jigger /dʒˈɪɡə/
  الأداة

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  jigger /dʒˈɪɡə/ 
  štamprle

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  jigger /dʒˈɪɡə/ 
  stojan na tága

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  jigger /dʒˈɪɡə/ 
  sklenička

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  jigger /dʒˈɪɡə/ 
  hlt

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  jigger /dʒˈɪɡə/
  štamprle na whisky

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  jigger /dʒˈɪɡə/
   [coll.] Ankopplungsspule , Kopplungsspule , Koppelspule  [electr.]
     Synonym: coupling coil
  
   see: coupling coils, jiggers
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  jigger /dʒˈɪɡə/
  Aufsetzform 
           Note: Töpferei
   see: jiggers
  
           Note: pottery

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  jigger /dʒˈɪɡə/
  Bock , Brücke 
           Note: Auflage für den Billiardstock
   see: jiggers
  
           Note: rest for a billiard cue

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  jigger /dʒˈɪɡə/
  Breitfärbemaschine , Jigger  [textil.]
     Synonym: jig
  
   see: jiggers, jigs
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  jigger /dʒˈɪɡə/
   [Can.]  [NZ]  [railway] Gleiskraftwagen , Draisine 
           Note: Bahn
     Synonyms: track motor car, track car, gang car
  
   see: track cars, gang cars, jiggers
  
           Note: railway

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  jigger /dʒˈɪɡə/
  Gläschen Schnaps , Schnapserl  [Bayr.]  [Ös.] , Stamperl  [Bayr.]  [Ös.]
           Note: klein, Buderl  [Ös.]
           Note: groß
        "a jigger/pony/short/shot of vodka"  - ein Gläschen/Stamperl Wodka
     Synonyms: pony, short, shot, snifter
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  jigger /dʒˈɪɡə/
  Schnapsglas , Stamperl  [Bayr.]  [Ös.]
           Note: klein, Buderl  [Ös.]
           Note: groß
     Synonym: shot glass
  
   see: jiggers, shot glasses
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  jigger /dʒˈɪɡə/
  Siebsetzmaschine , Setzapparat  [min.]
     Synonym: jig for separating ore
  
   see: jiggers, jigs for separating ore
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  jigger /dʒˈɪɡə/
  Schüttelrutsche 
     Synonyms: shaker conveyor, shaking conveyor, jig, jigging chute, shaker chute, shaking chute, jigging conveyor, vibrating conveyor, chute conveyor, pan conveyor, bumping trough
  

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  jigger /dʒˈɪɡə/
  1. (den.) bocurum veya mancana yelkeni
  2. ufak bir çeşit yelken gemisi
  3. golfta demir uçlu ufak çomak
  4. kokteyl karıştırmak için ölçü olarak kullanılan ufak cam bardak.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  jigger /dʒˈɪɡə/
  1. (bak.) chigoe.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  119 Moby Thesaurus words for "jigger":
     affair, angler, article, artifact, cat flea, chigoe, cockroach,
     concern, crab, dibber, dibbler, dingus, dofunny, dog flea,
     dohickey, dojigger, dojiggy, domajig, domajigger, doodad, dowhacky,
     draft, dram, drench, drift netter, drifter, drink, drop, eppes,
     etwas, fidget, fisher, fisherman, flea, flick, flip, flirt,
     flounce, flumadiddle, gadget, gargle, gigamaree, gimmick, gizmo,
     grayback, guddler, guzzle, have the fidgets, hickey, hitch,
     hootenanny, hootmalalie, itch, jacker, jerk, jig, jigget, jiggle,
     jog, joggle, jolt, libation, louse, material thing, mite, nip, nit,
     object, parasite, peg, piscator, piscatorialist, piscatorian,
     pluck, potation, potion, pull, quelque chose, red bug, roach,
     round, round of drinks, sand flea, shot, sip, snake, snatch,
     snifter, snort, something, spot, suck, sup, swig, swill,
     the compleat angler, thing, thingum, thingumabob, thingumadad,
     thingumadoodle, thingumajig, thingumajigger, thingumaree,
     thingummy, trawler, troller, tweak, twitch, vellicate, vermin,
     weevil, wet, whaler, whatchy, widget, wrench, yank, yerk
  
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 跳汰机,小玩意

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