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jigger gun

jigger gun noun: a lock pick.

Noun

jigger gun (plural jigger guns)

  1. (UK, slang) A lock pick.
    • Officials of Chicago't Cook County Jail watch Ed Stanley, inmate, pick sample locks with a professional "jigger gun."1935, Science News Letter - Volumes 27-28, page 164
    • The jigger gun and nippers would be out of sight down the shaft, and the face of the plate hides the thread.1936, Clyde B. Clason, The Fifth Tumbler, page 245

Forms of jigger gun

pluraljigger guns

Questions about jigger gun

What does jigger gun mean?
Jigger gun means a lock pick.
What part of speech is jigger gun?
Jigger gun is a noun.
What is the plural of jigger gun?
The plural of jigger gun is jigger guns.

Words near jigger gun in the dictionary

  1. jigged up
  2. jiggedy
  3. jiggeh
  4. jiggehs
  5. jigger
  6. jigger gun
  7. jigger guns
  8. jigger mast
  9. jigger masts
  10. jigger-dubber
  11. jigger-dubbers

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