Dictionary  jig•gerPronunciation: ( jig'ur), [key] —n. 1. a person or thing that jigs. 2. Naut. a. the lowermost sail set on a jiggermast. b. jiggermast. c. a light tackle, as a gun tackle. 3. any of various mechanical devices, many of which have a jerky or jolting motion. 4. Informal.some contrivance, article, or part that one cannot or does not name more precisely: What is that little jigger on the pistol? 5. Ceram.a machine for forming plates or the like in a plaster mold rotating beneath a template. 6. Mining.a jig for separating ore. 7. a jig for fishing. 8. Golf.a club with an iron head intermediate between a mashie and a midiron, now rarely used. 9. Billiards, Pool.a bridge. 10. a. a 1½-oz. (45-ml) measure used in cocktail recipes. b. a small whiskey glass holding 1½ oz. (45 ml). jig•gerPronunciation: ( jig'ur), [key] —n. 1. Also called jig'ger flea". chigoe. 2. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.chigger. jig•gerPronunciation: ( jig'ur), [key] —v.t. 1. to interfere with. 2. to manipulate or alter, esp. in order to get something done illegally or unethically: to jigger company records to conceal a loss. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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