Thesaurus: jigger

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1. n. A species of flea (Sarcopsylla, / Pulex, penetrans), which burrows beneath the skin. See Chigoe.
2. n. & v. One who, or that which, jigs; specifically, a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the process of jigging; also, the sieve used in jigging.
3. n. & v. A horizontal table carrying a revolving mold, on which earthen vessels are shaped by rapid motion; a potter's wheel.
4. n. & v. A templet or tool by which vessels are shaped on a potter's wheel.
5. n. & v. A light tackle, consisting of a double and single block and the fall, used for various purposes, as to increase the purchase on a topsail sheet in hauling it home; the watch tackle.
6. n. & v. A small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl.
7. n. & v. A supplementary sail. See Dandy, n., 2 (b).
8. n. A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather; same as Jack, 4 (i).
9. n. a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
10. n. any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl
11. n. larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
12. A species of flea (Sarcopsylla, or Pulex, penetrans), which burrows beneath the skin. See Chigoe. 1. One who, or that which, jigs; specifically, a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the process of jigging; also, the sieve used in jigging. 2. (Pottery) (a) A horizontal table carrying a revolving mold, on which earthen vessels are shaped by rapid motion; a potter's wheel. (b) A templet or tool by which vessels are shaped on a potter's wheel. 3. (Naut.) (a) A light tackle, consisting of a double and single block and the fall, used for various purposes, as to increase the purchase on a topsail sheet in hauling it home; the watch tackle. Totten. (b) A small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl. [New Eng.] (c) A supplementary sail. See Dandy, n., 2 (b). 4. A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather; same as Jack, 4 (i). Jigger mast. (Naut.) (a) The after mast of a four- masted vessel. (b) The small mast set at the stern of a yawlrigged boat.