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"jigger" Definition

  1. a door; “dub the JIGGER,” shut the door. _Ancient cant_, GYGER. In billiards, the bridge or rest is often termed the JIGGER. Also, the curtain of a theatre. JIGGER has many meanings, the word being applied to any small mechanical contrivance. Printers use the word for a little machine which guides the eye when copy is minute.
  2. a secret still for the manufacture of illicit spirits.
  3. “I’m JIGGERED if you will,” a common form of mild swearing. _See_ SNIGGER.

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Position in the dictionary: 1814 of 4022 slang words.
Next words in the dictionary: jigger-dubber, jiggot o’ mutton, jilt, jingo, jo, job, jobation, jobbery, job’s comfort, job’s comforter
Previous words in the dictionary: jiffy, jibb, jib, jezebel, jew’s eye, jew fencer, jessie, jerusalem pony, jerry-go-nimble, jerry sneak

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