jigger
n . 跳汰机,小玩意
跳汰机,小玩意
jigger n 1 :
a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey [
synonym : {
shot glass }, {
jigger }, {
pony }]
2 :
any small mast on a sailing vessel ;
especially the mizzenmast of a yawl [
synonym : {
jiggermast }, {
jigger }]
3 :
larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation [
synonym : {
harvest mite },
{
chigger }, {
jigger }, {
redbug }]
Jigger \
Jig "
ger \ (
j [
i ^]
g "
g [~
e ]
r ),
n . [
A corrupt .
of chigre .]
1 . (
Zool .)
A species of flea ({
Tunga penetrans },
or {
Sarcopsylla penetrans },
or {
Pulex penetrans }),
which burrows beneath the skin ;
called also {
jigger flea }.
See {
Chigoe }.
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Zool .)
Any one of several species of small red mites (
esp . {
Tetranychus irritans }
and {
Tetranychus Americanus })
of the family {
Trombiculidae },
which ,
in the larval or leptus stage ,
burrow beneath the skin of man and various animals ,
causing great annoyance .
Also called {
chigger }.
[
Southern U .
S .]
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .
PJC ]
Jigger \
Jig "
ger \,
v .
t . [
Cf . {
Jiggle }.]
To move ,
send ,
or drive with a jerk ;
to jerk ;
also ,
to drive or send over with a jerk ,
as a golf ball .
He could jigger the ball o '
er a steeple tall as most men would jigger a cop . --
Harper '
s Mag .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
Jigger \
Jig "
ger \,
n . [
See {
Jig },
n . &
v .]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
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 template or tool by which vessels are shaped on a potter '
s wheel .
[
1913 Webster ]
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 ) .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather ;
same as {
Jack },
4 (
i ) .
[
1913 Webster ]
5 .
A small glass or measuring vessel holding 11 /
2 ounces (
45 ml ),
used mostly for measuring liquor or drinking whiskey ;
also ,
the quantity of liquid held in a jigger .
[
PJC ]
6 .
A {
thingamajig }. [
Colloq .]
[
PJC ]
{
Jigger mast }. (
Naut .)
(
a )
The after mast of a four -
masted vessel .
(
b )
The small mast set at the stern of a yawl -
rigged boat .
[
1913 Webster ]
Dandy \
Dan "
dy \ (
d [
a ^]
n "
d [
y ^]),
n .;
pl . {
Dandies }
(
d [
a ^]
n "
d [
i ^]
z ). [
Cf .
F .
dandin ,
ninny ,
silly fellow ,
dandiner to waddle ,
to play the fool ;
prob .
allied to E .
dandle .
Senses 2 &
3 are of uncertain etymology .]
1 .
One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to dress ;
a fop ;
a coxcomb .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Naut .)
(
a )
A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is set .
(
b )
A small sail carried at or near the stern of small boats ; --
called also {
jigger },
and {
mizzen }.
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
A dandy roller .
See below .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Dandy brush },
a yard whalebone brush .
{
Dandy fever }.
See {
Dengue }.
{
Dandy line },
a kind of fishing line to which are attached several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at each end .
{
Dandy roller },
a roller sieve used in machines for making paper ,
to press out water from the pulp ,
and set the paper .
Dandy -
cock
Chigoe \
Chig "
oe \,
Chigre \
Chig "
re \,
n . [
Cf .
F .
chigue ,
perh .
fr .
Catalan chic small ,
Sp .
chico ;
or of Peruvian origin .]
(
Zool .)
A species of flea ({
Tunga penetrans },
formerly {
Pulex penetrans }),
common in the West Indies and South America ,
which often attacks the feet or any exposed part of the human body ,
and burrowing beneath the skin produces great irritation .
When the female is allowed to remain and breed ,
troublesome sores result ,
which are sometimes dangerous .
See {
Jigger }. [
Written also {
chegre }, {
chegoe }, {
chique },
{
chigger }, {
jigger }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
The name is sometimes erroneously given to certain mites or ticks having similar habits .
[
1913 Webster ]
119 Moby Thesaurus words for "
jigger ":
affair ,
angler ,
article ,
artifact ,
cat flea ,
chigoe ,
cockroach ,
concern ,
crab ,
dibber ,
dibbler ,
dingus ,
dofunny ,
dog flea ,
dohickey ,
dojigger ,
dojiggy ,
domajig ,
domajigger ,
doodad ,
dowhacky ,
draft ,
dram ,
drench ,
drift netter ,
drifter ,
drink ,
drop ,
eppes ,
etwas ,
fidget ,
fisher ,
fisherman ,
flea ,
flick ,
flip ,
flirt ,
flounce ,
flumadiddle ,
gadget ,
gargle ,
gigamaree ,
gimmick ,
gizmo ,
grayback ,
guddler ,
guzzle ,
have the fidgets ,
hickey ,
hitch ,
hootenanny ,
hootmalalie ,
itch ,
jacker ,
jerk ,
jig ,
jigget ,
jiggle ,
jog ,
joggle ,
jolt ,
libation ,
louse ,
material thing ,
mite ,
nip ,
nit ,
object ,
parasite ,
peg ,
piscator ,
piscatorialist ,
piscatorian ,
pluck ,
potation ,
potion ,
pull ,
quelque chose ,
red bug ,
roach ,
round ,
round of drinks ,
sand flea ,
shot ,
sip ,
snake ,
snatch ,
snifter ,
snort ,
something ,
spot ,
suck ,
sup ,
swig ,
swill ,
the compleat angler ,
thing ,
thingum ,
thingumabob ,
thingumadad ,
thingumadoodle ,
thingumajig ,
thingumajigger ,
thingumaree ,
thingummy ,
trawler ,
troller ,
tweak ,
twitch ,
vellicate ,
vermin ,
weevil ,
wet ,
whaler ,
whatchy ,
widget ,
wrench ,
yank ,
yerk
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