Jigger

Quick meaning: Jigger is a noun meaning (US) A measure of 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml) of liquor.

Meaning

(US) A measure of 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml) of liquor.

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

“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.”

Word Forms

• jiggers
• jiggering
• jiggered

Synonyms for jigger

Depending on context, synonyms include jiggermast, pony, thingamajig, doojigger, handcar, speeder.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pony, jiggermast, chigger, redbug, snit, jugg.

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