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Webster 1913 Edition
Jigger
Jig′ger
(jĭg′gẽr)
, Noun.
[A corrupt. of
chigre
.] 1.
(Zool.)
A species of flea (
Tunga penetrans
, or Sarcopsylla penetrans
, or Pulex penetrans
), which burrows beneath the skin; called also jigger flea
. See Chigoe
. 1.
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.
2.
(Pottery)
(a)
A horizontal table carrying a revolving mold, on which earthen vessels are shaped by rapid motion; a potter’s wheel.
(b)
A template or tool by which vessels are shaped on a potter's wheel.
3.
(Naut.)
(a)
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.
Totten.
(b)
A small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl.
[New Eng.]
(c)
4.
A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather; same as
Jack
, 4 (i)
. Jigger mast
. (Naut.)
(a)
The after mast of a four-masted vessel
. (b)
The small mast set at the stern of a yawl-rigged boat.
Webster 1828 Edition
Jigger
JIG'GER
,Noun.