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• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jigger mast — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• jigger — 1. n. a drink of whiskey. (The standard term for a small container used for measuring the right amount of liquor for a drink.) □ How about another jigger of that shine? □ Okay, I’ll have a jigger. 2. n. a cigarette. □ You got a jigger I can bum? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• jigger — jig|ger [ dʒıgər ] noun count 1. ) a very small glass for measuring alcohol a ) the amount that a jigger holds 2. ) a CHIGGER …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• jigger — jig|ger [ˈdʒıgə US ər] n a unit for measuring alcohol, equal to 1.5 ↑ounces, or the small glass this is measured with …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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