gyger

Noun

jigger (plural jiggers)

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).
   • A good jigger will have a well formed lip that will pour a clean stream into the cocktail shaker or glass.2000, Robert B. Hess, drinkboy.com
2. (US) A measure of 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml) of liquor.
   • “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.”1956, Ian Fleming, chapter 13, in Diamonds Are Forever

   Synonyms:

   pony

3. (US, slang) A drink of whiskey.
4. The sieve used in sorting or separating ore.
5. One who jigs; a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the process of jigging.
6. (pottery) A horizontal lathe used in producing flatware.
   • 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.2004, thepotteries.org, Jiggering

   Synonyms:

   jolley

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