jiggers in English

noun

1

a machine or vehicle with a part that rocks or moves back and forth, e.g., a jigsaw.

The newly-diagnosed disease causes fingers to turn white and numb as a result of using hand-held vibrating tools such as pneumatic drills and jigger picks.

2

a person who dances a jig.

3

a small fore-and-aft sail set at the stern of a ship.

4

a measure or small glass of spirits or wine.

Require the use of jiggers or pre-measured dispensing systems, and buy high-quality shot glasses with pour lines marked on them.

5

a metal golf club with a narrow face.

Clubs were named rather than numbered so I have jiggers , cleeks, mashies, spoons [and] mussel-backs all represented in the sculpture.

6

used to refer to a thing whose name one does not know or does not wish to mention.

see them little jiggers?

verb

1

rearrange or tamper with.

Feldstein mentions some revenue-neutral tax jiggering that could be stimulative, but that sounds like fairly ordinary tax policy stuff to me.

noun

chigger, redbug, harvest mite
shot glass, pony
jiggermast

Use "jiggers" in a sentence

1. The fleas that burrow into your skin are called Chigoe fleas or better known as Jiggers

2. Buntlines, leechlines, and yard-arm jiggers; all bent (or hooked) before the sail leaves the deck

3. We offer wide range of machines and appliances for the classification of aggregates: vibrating screens, jiggers, conveyors, feeders.

4. The Nils Master Balance Jiggers have a special design body shape and are made for ice fishing. You also can use them in angling from a boat or pier.

5. Chigoe fleas are known by quite a few different names: jiggers, niguas, chicas, picos, piques or suthis, according to the CDC, which says that adult female fleas pose the most risk to humans.