jigger
A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or other metal, one end of which…A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or other metal, one end of which typically measures 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml), the other typically 1 fluid ounce (approx. 30 ml).
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Значение
значений: 33(США)A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or other metal, one end of which typically measures 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml), the other typically 1 fluid ounce (approx. 30 ml).
(США)A measure of 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml) of liquor.
(США, сленг)A drink of whiskey.
The sieve used in sorting or separating ore.
One who jigs; a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the process of jigging.
A horizontal lathe used in producing flatware.
A device used in the dyeing of cloth.
A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather.
(Британия, устаревшее, сленг)A bicycle.
(устаревшее, сленг)An automobile.
(устаревшее)A golf club used to play low flying shots to the putting green from short distances.
A warehouse crane.
Примеры
предложений: 2Are you free pouring or jiggering?
They use Japanese style jiggers.
Переводы
языков: 2Происхождение
From jig + -er (agent suffix). Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary suggests a possibleFrom jig + -er (agent suffix). Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary suggests a possible link to Old High German gīga (“fiddle”), for which see modern German Geige.
Likely a corruption of chigoe. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary suggests a possible derivation from Wolof jiga (“insect”).
A slang term of unknown origin, originally meaning prison. Oxford English Dictionary suggests that its origin might be the same as Etymology 1, above.
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Формы
мн. число: jiggersСинонимы
синонимов: 12- any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl:jiggermast
- a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey:shot glasspony
- larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation:harvest mitechiggerredbug