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Rarejiggers
The correct spelling is jiggers.
How to pronounce jiggers
noun
Say it like: Jig-jer-s
The correct spelling is jiggers. 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.
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Definition
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.
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