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jiggers

jiggers is the plural of jigger.

jiggers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jigger.

Meaning of jigger

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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Questions about jiggers

What is jiggers the plural of?
Jiggers is the plural of jigger.

Words near jiggers in the dictionary

  1. jiggering
  2. jiggerman
  3. jiggermast
  4. jiggermasts
  5. jiggermen
  6. jiggers
  7. jiggery-pokery
  8. jigget
  9. jiggets
  10. jiggetty
  11. jiggety

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