Meaning of Jigger | Babel Free

Definitions

1. 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).
   US
2. A sandflea, Tunga penetrans, of the order Siphonaptera; chigoe.
3. A prison; a jail cell.
   archaic, slang
4. A measure of 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml) of liquor.
   US
5. A larva of any of several mites in the family Trombiculidae; chigger, harvest mite.
6. An alleyway separating the backs of two rows of houses.
   dated, dialectal
7. A drink of whiskey.
   US, slang
8. The penis.
   dated, euphemistic, slang
9. The sieve used in sorting or separating ore.
10. A vagina.
    euphemistic, slang
11. One who jigs; a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the process of jigging.
12. A door.
    UK, obsolete
13. A horizontal lathe used in producing flatware.
14. An illegal distillery.
    slang
15. A device used in the dyeing of cloth.
16. Ellipsis of jigger gun (“lock pick”).
    UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang
17. A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather.
18. A bicycle.
    UK, dated, slang
19. A golf club used to play low flying shots to the putting green from short distances.
    dated
20. A warehouse crane.
21. 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.
22. A jiggermast.
23. A small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl.
    New-England
24. A device used by fishermen to set their nets under the ice of frozen lakes.
25. One who dances jigs; an odd-looking person.
    archaic
26. A short board or plank inserted into a tree for a person to stand on while cutting off higher branches.
    New-Zealand
27. A placeholder name for any small mechanical device.
    US
28. A railway jigger, a small motorized or human powered vehicle used by railway workers to traverse railway tracks.
    New-Zealand
29. The bridge or rest for the cue in billiards.
30. An illicit electric shock device used to urge on a horse during a race.
31. A streetcar drawn by a single horse.
    archaic
32. A kind of early electric cash register.
    archaic
33. A total station or its predecessor, a theodolite.
    Australia, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“A good jigger will have⟳ a well formed lip that will pour⟳ a clean⟳ stream into the cocktail shaker or glass.”

“He also championed the “bartender’s choice” found on many cocktail menus, the use⟳ of jiggers to measure⟳ out drinks, and even the ubiquitous use⟳ of cucumber slices in water glasses.”

““People are so dam’ sensitive about colour around here that you can’t even ask⟳ a barman for a jigger of rum. You have⟳ to ask⟳ for a jegro.””

“Hand jiggers consisted of two iron⟳ frames with a spindle in each - the driving spindle with its iron⟳ belt pulley approximately 20 inches in diameter and the driven spindle with a small wooden pulley.”

“He made the discovery that the bikestand was vacant and the machine gone. "Where the thump's my jigger?" he exclaimed.”

““an air-brush is a big thing-a-ma-bob or whatcha-callit, full of gas, and when you turn⟳ on a little jigger, it causes compressed air to squeeze⟳ out, which, in turn⟳, going through a needle—” “That wasn't part of the contract, Mr. Jones,” […]”

“According to a disciplinary notice⟳, a correctional officer saw⟳ a "jigger string" coming from cell H-2 to Harper's cell. A jigger string is used to move⟳ objects between cells.”

“"It's jus' through this jigger and round the back of the next block⟳." She hurried through the alleyway in front of me; the pressing back-yard walls prevented anything more than single file⟳.”

“Well, they saw⟳ a little boy on the street and his penis was hanging out and they said his "jigger" was hanging out, and I said, "Well, maybe his mother didn't tell⟳ him differently."”

“A tiny pulse from Lisette's thigh beat⟳ under my ear: stroke, stroke, stroke. I contemplated the thick red bush of her jigger, so close⟳ to my face⟳.”

“On getting to the top of the stair, to my disappointment there was a padlock upon the garret jigger; I wheep't out my chive, broke it up, and picked the padlock with the back-spring.”

“"Crash⟳ the cull—down with him—down with him before he dubs the jigger. Tip⟳ him the degan, Fib, fake him through and through; if he pikes we shall all be scragged."”

“Sizing up the padlock, Mac slapped at a webbing pocket for his lock⟳ jiggers, but felt nothing.”

“The question⟳ is, where did he get⟳ this jigger from? You don't buy⟳ them at ironmongers, you know⟳.' He handled the bright instrument lovingly. As he moved the handles the two tiny levers opened and shut⟳ like⟳ the mandibles of a Picasso crab.”

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