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The term '''jigger''' may refer to: |
The term '''jigger''' may refer to: |
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*A measure of volume approximately equal to one and one half [[fluid ounce]]s or about 44 [[milliliter|mL]]; see [[shot glass]]. |
*A measure of volume approximately equal to one and one half [[fluid ounce]]s or about 44 [[milliliter|mL]]; see [[shot glass]]. |
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*A [[bartending]] tool used to measure [[alcoholic beverage]] ingredients |
*A [[bartending]] tool used to measure [[alcoholic beverage]] ingredients |
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*[[Slang]] for a person who acts as a lookout while a [[crime]] or other forbidden act (''e.g.'', [[adultery]]) takes place |
*[[Slang]] for a person who acts as a lookout while a [[crime]] or other forbidden act (''e.g.'', [[adultery]]) takes place |
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* A parasitic insect (chigger, [[Chigger_%28insect%29]]) |
* A parasitic insect (chigger, [[Chigger_%28insect%29]]) |
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Revision as of 15:41, 28 September 2005
The term jigger may refer to:
- A measure of volume approximately equal to one and one half fluid ounces or about 44 mL; see shot glass.
- A bartending tool used to measure alcoholic beverage ingredients
- One of the two distinct parasitic arthropods collectively knowns as chiggers
- The aftermost mast of a four-masted sailing ship; (more fully, jigger mast)
- Slang for a person who acts as a lookout while a crime or other forbidden act (e.g., adultery) takes place
- A parasitic insect (chigger, Chigger_(insect))
- A type of ice cream made at "The Jigger Shop", in Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania, consisting of vanilla ice cream, chocolate or butterscotch syrup, fluffy marshmallow, and topped with their "Jigger nuts"