Jigger

(n.) A species of flea (Sarcopsylla, / Pulex, penetrans), which burrows beneath the skin. See Chigoe.

(n. & v.) 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.

(n. & v.) A horizontal table carrying a revolving mold, on which earthen vessels are shaped by rapid motion; a potter's wheel.

(n. & v.) A templet or tool by which vessels are shaped on a potter's wheel.

(n. & v.) 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.

(n. & v.) A small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl.

(n. & v.) A supplementary sail. See Dandy, n., 2 (b).

(n.) A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather; same as Jack, 4 (i).

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• Well, then, said he, I'm jiggered if I don't see you home! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• This penalty of being jiggered was a favorite supposititious case of his. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• When I was younger, I had had a general belief that if he had jiggered me personally, he would have done it with a sharp and twisted hook. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• These are known by various names, as jiggers, rifflers, concentrators, washing frames, etc. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.

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