jigger Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
shot glass; pony.
noun any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl
jiggermast.
noun larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
harvest mite; chigger; redbug.

A corrupt. of chigre.

(Zoöl.) A species of flea (Sarcopsylla, ∨ Pulex, penetrans), which burrows beneath the skin. See Chigoe.

See Jig, n. & v.

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.
(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.
(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
A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather; same as Jack, 4 (i).