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Jigger
Jigger
n.
A
species
of
flea
(
Sarcopsylla
, /
Pulex
,
penetrans
),
which
burrows
beneath
the
skin
.
See
Chigoe
.
Jigger
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
.
Jigger
n. & v.
A
horizontal
table
carrying
a
revolving
mold
, on
which
earthen
vessels
are
shaped
by
rapid
motion
; a
potter
's
wheel
.
Jigger
n. & v.
A
templet
or
tool
by
which
vessels
are
shaped
on a
potter
's
wheel
.
Jigger
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
.
Jigger
n. & v.
A
small
fishing
vessel
,
rigged
like
a
yawl
.
Jigger
n. & v.
A
supplementary
sail
.
See
Dandy
, n., 2 (b).
Jigger
n.
A
pendulum
rolling
machine
for
slicking
or
graining
leather
;
same
as
Jack
, 4 (i).
Jigger
n.
Any
one
of
several
species
of
small
red
mites
(
esp
.
Tetranychus
irritans
and
T.
Americanus
)
which
, in
the
larval
or
leptus
stage
,
burrow
beneath
the
skin
of
man
and
various
animals
,
causing
great
annoyance
.
Jigger
v. t.
To
move
,
send
, or
drive
with
a
jerk
; to
jerk
;
also
, to
drive
or
send
over
with
a
jerk
, as a
golf
ball
.
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