jigger

jigger

1. Golf an iron, now obsolete, with a thin blade, used for hitting long shots from a bare lie

2. any of a number of mechanical devices having a vibratory or jerking motion

3. a light lifting tackle used on ships

4. a small glass, esp for whisky, with a capacity of about one and a half ounces

5. Engineering a type of hydraulic lift in which a hydraulic ram operates the lift through a block and tackle which increases the length of the stroke

6. Canadian a device used when setting a gill net beneath ice

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jigger

[′jig·ər]

(mining engineering)

jigging conveyor

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