jigger

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈd͡ʒɪɡə/    美 /ˈd͡ʒɪɡɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sandflea, Tunga penetrans, of the order Siphonaptera; chigoe.
  2. A prison; a jail cell. archaic,slang
    — According to a disciplinary notice, a correctional officer saw a "jigger string" coming from cell H-2 to Harper's cell. A jigger string is used to move objects between cells.
  3. 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). US
    — A good jigger will have a well formed lip that will pour a clean stream into the cocktail shaker or glass.
  4. A measure of 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml) of liquor. US
    — “People are so dam’ sensitive about colour around here that you can’t even ask a barman for a jigger of rum. You have to ask for a jegro.”
  5. A larva of any of several mites in the family Trombiculidae; chigger, harvest mite.
  6. An alleyway separating the backs of two rows of houses. dated,dialectal
    — "It's jus' through this jigger and round the back of the next block." She hurried through the alleyway in front of me; the pressing back-yard walls prevented anything more than single file.
  7. The penis. dated,euphemistic,slang
    — Well, they saw a little boy on the street and his penis was hanging out and they said his "jigger" was hanging out, and I said, "Well, maybe his mother didn't tell him differently."
  8. A drink of whiskey. US,slang
  9. The sieve used in sorting or separating ore.
  10. A vagina. euphemistic,slang
    — A tiny pulse from Lisette's thigh beat under my ear: stroke, stroke, stroke. I contemplated the thick red bush of her jigger, so close to my face.
  11. One who jigs; a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the process of jigging.
  12. A door. UK,obsolete
    — On getting to the top of the stair, to my disappointment there was a padlock upon the garret jigger; I wheep't out my chive, broke it up, and picked the padlock with the back-spring.
  13. An illegal distillery. slang
  14. A horizontal lathe used in producing flatware.
    — Hand jiggers consisted of two iron frames with a spindle in each - the driving spindle with its iron belt pulley approximately 20 inches in diameter and the driven spindle with a small wooden pulley.
  15. Ellipsis of jigger gun (“lock pick”). UK,abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis,slang
    — Sizing up the padlock, Mac slapped at a webbing pocket for his lock jiggers, but felt nothing.
  16. A device used in the dyeing of cloth.
  17. A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather.
  18. A bicycle. UK,dated,slang
    — He made the discovery that the bikestand was vacant and the machine gone. "Where the thump's my jigger?" he exclaimed.
  19. An automobile. dated,slang
    — '[…] And that's your little jigger waiting then? I'm looking forward to something on four wheels myself, but so far I have to be content with two.' 'It's hardly worth while offering you a lift,' said Carrados, when they were in the road, 'but if you don't mind I should like to walk with you as far as your gate.'
  20. A golf club used to play low flying shots to the putting green from short distances. dated
  21. A warehouse crane.
  22. 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.
  23. A jiggermast.
  24. A small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl. New-England
  25. A device used by fishermen to set their nets under the ice of frozen lakes.
  26. One who dances jigs; an odd-looking person. archaic
  27. A short board or plank inserted into a tree for a person to stand on while cutting off higher branches. New-Zealand
  28. A placeholder name for any small mechanical device. US
    — “an air-brush is a big thing-a-ma-bob or whatcha-callit, full of gas, and when you turn on a little jigger, it causes compressed air to squeeze out, which, in turn, going through a needle—” “That wasn't part of the contract, Mr. Jones,” […]
  29. A railway jigger, a small motorized or human powered vehicle used by railway workers to traverse railway tracks. New-Zealand
  30. The bridge or rest for the cue in billiards.
  31. An illicit electric shock device used to urge on a horse during a race.
  32. A streetcar drawn by a single horse. archaic
  33. A kind of early electric cash register. archaic
  34. A total station or its predecessor, a theodolite. Australia,slang
动词 v.
  1. To alter or adjust, particularly in ways not originally intended. transitive
    — You'll have to jigger it from the original specifications to get it to work.
  2. To imprison. obsolete,slang
    — ...offering to swear an alibi for the prisoner [...] to ensure an acquittal. Terms: £50 for value received. No pay if jiggered.
  3. To use a jigger. transitive
  4. To confound; to damn. archaic,slang
    — jigger me, but I think you be turning jest into earnest,
  5. To move, send, or drive with a jerk; to jerk; also, to drive or send over with a jerk, as a golf ball. transitive
    — He could jigger the ball o'er a steeple tall as most men would jigger a cop.

词形变化

jiggers plural jiggers present,singular,third-person jiggering participle,present jiggered participle,past jiggered past jiggers plural jiggers plural gigger alternative gyger alternative jegger alternative jiggers present,singular,third-person jiggering participle,present jiggered participle,past jiggered past gigger alternative gyger alternative jegger alternative

词汇关系

近义词
doojigger handcar speeder
衍生词
jiggerman jiggermast jiggerer jiggered jigger-dubber
相关词
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词源

词源 1
From 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.
词源 2
Likely a corruption of chigoe. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary suggests a possible derivation from Wolof jiga (“insect”).
词源 3
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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