English-Thai Dictionary

jigger

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JIGGER

n.In sea-language, a machine consisting of a rope about five feet long, with a block at one end and a sheave at the other, used to hold on the cable when it is heaved into the ship, by the revolution of the windlass.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

JIGGER

Jig "ger, n. Etym: [A corrupt. of chigre.] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A species of flea (Sarcopsylla, or Pulex, penetrans ), which burrows beneath the skin. See Chigoe.

 

JIGGER

Jig "ger, n. Etym: [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.

 

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

jigger

jig ger 1 |ˈjigər ˈʤɪɡər | ▶noun 1 a machine or vehicle with a part that rocks or moves back and forth, e.g., a jigsaw. 2 a person who dances a jig. 3 a small fore-and-aft sail set at the stern of a ship. • a small tackle consisting of a double and single block or two single blocks with a rope. 4 a measure or small glass of spirits or wine. 5 Golf, dated a metal golf club with a narrow face. 6 used to refer to a thing whose name one does not know or does not wish to mention: see them little jiggers? ▶verb [ with obj. ] informal rearrange or tamper with. PHRASES well, I'll be (or I'm ) jiggered used to express one's astonishment. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (originally a slang word for a door ): from the verb jig (the relationship with which is obscure in certain senses ).

 

jigger

jig ger 2 |ˈʤɪɡər ˈjigər | ▶noun variant spelling of chigger.

 

jiggery-pokery

jig ger y-pok er y |ˌjigərē ˈpōkərē ˈˌʤɪɡəri ˈˌpoʊkəri | ▶noun informal, chiefly Brit. deceitful or dishonest behavior. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: probably a variant of Scots joukery-pawkery, from jouk ‘dodge, skulk, ’ of unknown origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

jigger

jigger 1 |ˈdʒɪgə | ▶noun 1 a machine or vehicle with a part that rocks or moves to and fro, e.g. a jigsaw. 2 a person who dances a jig. 3 a small sail set at the stern of a ship. • a small tackle consisting of a double and single block with a rope. 4 a measure or small glass of spirits or wine. 5 informal a rest for a billiard cue. 6 Golf, dated a metal golf club with a narrow face. 7 Canadian & NZ a small hand- or power-operated railway vehicle used by railway workers. ▶verb [ with obj. ] informal rearrange or tamper with. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (originally a slang word for a door ): from the verb jig .

 

jigger

jigger 2 |ˈdʒɪgə | ▶noun variant spelling of chigger.

 

jiggered

jig ¦gered |ˈʤɪɡəd | ▶adjective Brit. informal damaged; broken: the lens is totally jiggered. • (of a person ) exhausted. PHRASES well, I'll be (or I'm ) jiggered used to express one's astonishment. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from jigger 1; its use to mean ‘exhausted ’ is probably euphemistic for buggered .

 

jiggery-pokery

jiggery-pokery |ˌdʒɪg (ə )rɪˈpəʊk (ə )ri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] informal, chiefly Brit. deceitful or dishonest behaviour. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: probably a variant of Scots joukery-pawkery, from jouk .

 

Duden Dictionary

Jigger

Jig ger Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈd͜ʃɪgɐ |der Jigger; Genitiv: des Jiggers, Plural: die Jigger [s ] englisch jigger 1 Golf Schläger mit schmalem, ein wenig geneigtem Blatt, der für bestimmte Schläge benutzt wird 2 Seemannssprache Segel am hintersten Mast eines Viermasters

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

jigger

jig ger /dʒɪ́ɡə r /名詞 C 1 (酒類を計量する )小グラス .2 ｟米話 ｠(あの )代物 (!とっさに思い出せない時に用いる ) .

 

jiggery-pokery

jig ger y-pok er y /dʒɪ̀ɡ (ə )ripóʊk (ə )ri /名詞 U ｟主に英 くだけて ｠ごまかし, 計略, ちょろまかし (｟主に米 ｠hanky-panky ).