English noun: jigger | |||
1. | jigger (artifact) a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey | ||
Synonyms | pony, shot glass | ||
Broader (hypernym) | drinking glass, glass | ||
2. | jigger (artifact) any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl | ||
Synonyms | jiggermast | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mast | ||
3. | jigger (animal) larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation | ||
Synonyms | chigger, harvest mite, redbug | ||
Broader (hypernym) | trombiculid | ||
Member meronym | genus Trombicula, Trombicula | ||