jigger

1. n. A species of flea (Sarcopsylla, / Pulex, penetrans), which burrows beneath the skin. See Chigoe. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

3. n. & v. A horizontal table carrying a revolving mold, on which earthen vessels are shaped by rapid motion; a potter's wheel. Source: opted

4. n. & v. A templet or tool by which vessels are shaped on a potter's wheel. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

6. n. & v. A small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl. Source: opted

7. n. & v. A supplementary sail. See Dandy, n., 2 (b). Source: opted

8. n. A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather; same as Jack, 4 (i). Source: opted

9. n. a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey Source: wordnet

10. n. any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl Source: wordnet

11. n. larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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