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jigger1 definition

jig·ger (jigər)

noun

jigger2 definition

jig·ger (jigər)

noun

  1. a person who jigs
    1. a small cup or glass used to measure liquor, containing usually 1 fluid ounces
    2. the quantity of liquor in a jigger
  2. any device or contraption whose name does not occur to one; gadget
  3. jig ()
  4. Mech.
    1. any of several devices that operate with a jerky, reciprocating motion
    2. 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.
  5. Naut.
    1. a small tackle, as for hoisting
    2. the smaller, aftermost sail of a yawl or ketch
    3. 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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