jig|ger

jig|ger ¹ «JIHG uhr», noun, verb.

–n.

1. a small set of ropes and pulleys used on a ship.

2. a small sail. = jigger mast. (Cf. ↑jigger mast)

3. a small fishing boat with a jigger (sail).

4. a machine that operates with a jerky motion.

5. Informal. some device, article, or part that one cannot name more precisely; gadget; contraption.

6. a jig used in fishing.

7. U.S. a) a small glass that usually holds 1½ ounces, used to measure liquor. b) the liquor contained in such a glass.

8. Golf. an iron with a narrow blade and a loft between a midiron's and a mashie's, used for low approach shots.

9. a bridge used in billiards and pool.

10. a person who jigs or dances a jig.

–v.t. Slang.

1. to interfere with; withhold.

2. to pilfer; filch.

3. to mix up; confuse: »

He juggled firm accounts until he had jiggered them completely.

╂[< jig ², verb + -er ¹]

jig|ger ² «JIHG uhr», noun.

1. a small flea; chigoe.

2. = chigger. (Cf. ↑chigger)

╂[alteration of chigoe]