Jigger

  • 21Jigger — From the latin Do Jigger Inserted when you can t remember a word. Hand me that Jigger …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 22Jigger — From the latin Do Jigger Inserted when you can t remember a word. Hand me that Jigger …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 23jigger — [[t]ʤɪ̱gə(r)[/t]] jiggers N COUNT: oft N of n 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 …

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  • 24jigger — 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… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 25jigger — jig·ger s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1. TS tess. nome di più apparecchi usati per diversi trattamenti dei tessuti 2. TS tecn. trasformatore ad alta frequenza ideato da G. Marconi per i suoi primi apparati radiotelegrafici sintonici, che… …

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  • 26Jigger — Jig|ger [ dʒigɐ] der; s, [s] <aus gleichbed. engl. jigger>: 1. ® Färbereimaschine, verwendet zum Färben faltenempfindlicher Gewebe. 2. Golfschläger für den Annäherungsschlag. 3. Segel am hintersten Mast eines Viermasters …

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  • 27jigger — 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

  • 28Jigger 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

  • 29jigger flea — 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 30jigger mast — jigger mast, 1. a mast in the stern of a ship. 2. the mast nearest the stern of a four masted ship, or the fourth mast from the bow of a ship having five or more masts …

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