jigger (n.)

  1. a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey

    [ Syn: shot glass , pony ]

  2. any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl

    [ Syn: jiggermast ]

  3. larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation

    [ Syn: harvest mite , chigger , redbug ]

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