jigger
jigger1 definition
jig·ger (jig′ər)
noun
☆ chigger
jigger2 definition
jig·ger (jig′ər)
noun
- a person who jigs
- ☆
- a small cup or glass used to measure liquor, containing usually 1 fluid ounces
- the quantity of liquor in a jigger
- any device or contraption whose name does not occur to one; gadget
- jig ()
- Mech.
- any of several devices that operate with a jerky, reciprocating motion
- a device used in making ceramic ware that consists of a rotating molded plaster form that shapes clay into a number of identical plates, bowls, etc.
- Naut.
- a small tackle, as for hoisting
- the smaller, aftermost sail of a yawl or ketch
- jiggermast
transitive verb
to adjust, alter, rearrange, or manipulate to jigger the financial records
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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