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Rarejigger
The correct spelling is jigger.
How to pronounce jigger
/ˈdʒɪɡə/
nounIPA: /ˈdʒɪɡə/
Say it like: Jig-jer
The correct spelling is jigger. A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or other metal, one end of which typically measures 1 1/2 fluid ounces, the other typically 1 fluid ounce. For example: "You'll have to jigger it from the original specifications to get it to work."
Usage Examples
“You'll have to jigger it from the original specifications to get it to work.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or other metal, one end of which typically measures 1 1/2 fluid ounces, the other typically 1 fluid ounce.
- 2.A measure of 1 1/2 fluid ounces of liquor.
- 3.A drink of whisky.
- 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.
verb
- 1.To alter or adjust, particularly in ways not originally intended.
- 2.To use a jigger.
- 3.To move, send, or drive with a jerk; to jerk; also, to drive or send over with a jerk, as a golf ball.
- 4.To imprison.
- 5.To confound; to damn.
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