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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
jigger
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]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Jigger \Jig"ger\ (j[i^]g"g[~e]r), n. [A corrupt. of chigre.]
1. (Zool.) 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. (Zool.) 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]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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.]
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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]
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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. Dandy-cock
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6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Chigoe \Chig"oe\, Chigre \Chig"re\, n. [Cf. F. chigue, perh. fr.
Catalan chic small, Sp. chico; or of Peruvian origin.]
(Zool.)
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]
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Thesaurus Results for jigger:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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