Jigger

/ˈd͡ʒɪɡɚ/ · noun

Meaning

(US) 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)..

Definitions by Sense

1. (US) 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).
2. (US) A measure of 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml) of liquor.
3. (US, slang) A drink of whiskey.
4. (mining) The sieve used in sorting or separating ore.
5. (mining) One who jigs; a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the process of jigging.
6. (pottery) A horizontal lathe used in producing flatware.
7. (textiles) A device used in the dyeing of cloth.
8. A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather.

Example Sentences

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.

'[…] And that's your little jigger waiting then? I'm looking forward to something on four wheels myself, but so far I have to be content with two.' 'It's hardly worth while offering you a lift,' said Carrados, when they were in the road, 'but if you don't mind I should like to walk with you as far as your gate.'

“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,” […]

You'll have to jigger it from the original specifications to get it to work.

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• jiggers
• jiggering
• jiggered
• gigger
• gyger
• jegger

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