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How to pronounce jigger in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms chigger, harvest mite, redbug
Type of trombiculid
Type Words
Synonyms pony, shot glass
Type of drinking glass, glass
Type Words
Synonyms jiggermast
Type of mast

Examples of jigger

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I fill a Collins glass with ice, add a jigger of gin and squeeze in half a lime.
From the nytimes.com
That adds it to the network, without any need to jigger with complex settings.
From the usatoday.com
Next, use a standard jigger to measure out 2 ounces rye whiskey and add to the mix.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
Those who wait too long to jigger their rosters may regret procrastinating.
From the dallasnews.com
He's actually using a jigger, the very symbol of behind-the-pine cheapness.
From the denverpost.com
Request a jigger of flaming sambuca, however, and you may undermine the term's cachet.
From the guardian.co.uk
Cilliers is on for an injured Du Plessis, who has jigger of the knee writes Dr Murray.
From the guardian.co.uk
One is a jigger or measuring tool, so you don't intoxicate the customer at the first pour.
From the democratandchronicle.com
The OXO double jigger resembles the standard double jigger but has two distinct features.
From the theatlantic.com
More examples
  • Shot glass: a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
  • Jiggermast: any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl
  • Harvest mite: larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
  • (jiggered) (British informal expletive) surprised; "Well I'm jiggered!"
  • A jigger or measure is a bartending tool used to measure liquor, which is typically then poured into a cocktail shaker. It is named for the unit of liquid it typically measures, a 1.5 fluid ounce (~44 ml) jigger or shot. ...
  • A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or other metal, one end of which typically measures 1 1/2 fluid ounces, the other typically 1 fluid ounce; One who jigs; A measure of 1 1/2 fluid ounces of liquor; A device for producing flatware; A device used in the dyeing of cloth; A ...
  • (Jiggering) Forming a pot between a revolving mold which shapes the inside and a template which shapes the outside and foot. (1)
  • (Jiggering) Shaping of flatware, by means of a profiled tool at a fixed distance from the rotating surface of a plaster mould.
  • American bar measure 40ml. or 1.5 imperial ounces.