The Collaborative International Dictionary
Jigger \Jig"ger\, n. [See Jig, 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.
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(Pottery)
A horizontal table carrying a revolving mold, on which earthen vessels are shaped by rapid motion; a potter's wheel.
A template or tool by which vessels are shaped on a potter's wheel.
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(Naut.)
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.A small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl. [New Eng.]
A supplementary sail. See Dandy, n., 2 (b) .
A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather; same as Jack, 4 (i) .
A small glass or measuring vessel holding 11/2 ounces (45 ml), used mostly for measuring liquor or drinking whiskey; also, the quantity of liquid held in a jigger.
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A thingamajig. [Colloq.] Jigger mast. (Naut.)
The after mast of a four-masted vessel.
The small mast set at the stern of a yawl-rigged boat.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of jiggermast English)