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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JIG'GER, n. In sea-language, a machine consisting of a rope about five feet long, with a block at one end and a sheave at the other, used to hold on the cable when it is heaved into the ship, by the revolution of the windlass.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Date: 1675 1. one that jigs or operates a jig 2. any of several sails 3. jig 3a 4. a. (1) a mechanical device usually with a jerky reciprocating motion (2) a mold or a machine incorporating a revolving mold on which ceramic items (as plates) are formed b. gadget, doodad 5. a measure used in mixing drinks that usually holds 1 to 2 ounces (30 to 60 milliliters) II. noun Etymology: perhaps from Wolof jiga insect Date: 1781 chigger III. verb Etymology: frequentative of ²jig Date: 1867 intransitive verb to jerk up and down transitive verb to alter or rearrange especially by manipulating <jigger an election district>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. 1 Naut. a a small tackle consisting of a double and single block with a rope. b a small sail at the stern. c a small smack having this. 2 sl. a gadget. 3 Golf an iron club with a narrow face. 4 Billiards colloq. a cue-rest. 5 a a measure of spirits etc. b a small glass holding this. 6 a person or thing that jigs. 2. n. 1 = CHIGOE. 2 US = CHIGGER 2. Etymology: corrupt.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(jiggers) A jigger of a drink such as whisky or gin is the amount of it you are given when you order it in a bar. (mainly AM) ...a jigger of brandy. N-COUNT: oft N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Throw, potter's wheel. 2. (Ent.) Chigre (Pulex penetrans).

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A whipping-post. Cant.

Moby Thesaurus

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