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Synonyms for jigger

Grammar : Noun
Spell : jig-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɪg ər

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Définition of jigger

Origin :
  • "1.5-ounce shot glass," 1836, American English, in early use also of the drink itself, from jigger "illicit distillery" (1824), of unknown origin; or else perhaps from jigger, a 1756 alteration of chigger "tiny mite or flea." As a name for various appliances, the word is attested by 1825, from jig.
  • noun gadget
  • noun drop
Example sentences :
  • The jigger had been made and bent, and a suitable mast was stepped by means of the roof.
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • While examining her with our glasses, a sail was set on her jigger mast.
  • Extract from : « The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days 1825-1844 » by William C. Hunter
  • Jigger, a secret still for the manufacture of illicit spirits.
  • Extract from : « The Slang Dictionary » by John Camden Hotten
  • It had a close resemblance to the jigger of yawl-rigged yachts.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7 » by Various
  • Overhaul a buntline a little, bend the jigger to it, and trice up on deck.
  • Extract from : « The Seaman's Friend » by Richard Henry Dana
  • And these are the kind of fellows, too, who jigger our ridin' on this railroad.
  • Extract from : « Tramping with Tramps » by Josiah Flynt
  • This is placed on the center of the wheel or jigger and in it the face of the plate is turned.
  • Extract from : « The Potter's Craft » by Charles F. Binns
  • When I hauled it in the jigger came too, for it hadn't taken hold.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Billy Topsail » by Norman Duncan
  • Step your jigger or dandy mast in the stern after the same manner.
  • Extract from : « Boat-Building and Boating » by Daniel Carter Beard
  • His hands instinctively sought his nose and he pulled off the 'jigger.'
  • Extract from : « Jack Harkaway in New York » by Bracebridge Hemyng
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