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What is the noun for jiggers?

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jigger
  1. (US) 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.
  2. (US) A measure of 1 1/2 fluid ounces of liquor.
  3. (mining) The sieve used in sorting or separating ore.
  4. (mining) One who jigs; a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the process of jigging.
  5. (pottery) A horizontal lathe used in producing flatware.
  6. (textiles) A device used in the dyeing of cloth.
  7. A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather.
  8. (Britain, slang, dated) A bicycle
  9. (golf, dated) A wooden or metal headed golf club used to play low flying shots to the putting green from short distances.
  10. (nautical) A light tackle, consisting of a double and single block and the fall, used for various purposes, as to increase the purchase on a topsail sheet in hauling it home; the watch tackle.
  11. (nautical) A jiggermast.
  12. (nautical, New England) A small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl.
  13. (fishing) A device used by fishermen to set their nets under the ice of frozen lakes.
  14. (archaic) One who dances jigs; an odd-looking person.
  15. (New Zealand) A short board or plank inserted into tree for a person to stand on while cutting off higher branches.
  16. (US) A placeholder name for any small mechanical device.
  17. (rail transport, New Zealand) A railway jigger, a small motorized or human powered vehicle used by railway workers to traverse railway tracks.
  18. Synonyms:
      19. shot glass, shooter glass, nip glass, shooters glass, measure, shot, ounce, dram, nip, drop, splash, sip, taste, tot, slug, snifter, glass, drink, swig, draft, noggin, draught, cup, mouthful, mug, thimbleful, gill, quarter-pint, tipple, nightcap, short, wee dram, swallow, gulp, quaff, belt, swill, drag, snort, sup, glug, finger, libation, toothful, small measure, slurp, huddle, appliance, gadget … more
  19. Examples:
      20. “To cut down on the amount of alcohol consumed, pour your guests' drinks yourself and use a jigger to do it.”
      “In the magnificent dining room of the House of Driscoll, her hands shook as she swallowed a jigger of cognac.”
      “His best friend was making large sums of money selling jiggers, tiny wireless sets, at five pounds each.”
jigger
  1. (slang, archaic) A prison; a jail cell.
  2. (dialect, Liverpudlian, dated) An alleyway separating the backs of two rows of houses.
  3. (obsolete, Britain, thieves' cant) A door.
  4. (slang) An illegal distillery.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. shot glass, shooter glass, nip glass, shooters glass, measure, shot, ounce, dram, nip, drop, splash, sip, taste, tot, slug, snifter, glass, drink, swig, draft, noggin, draught, cup, mouthful, mug, thimbleful, gill, quarter-pint, tipple, nightcap, short, wee dram, swallow, gulp, quaff, belt, swill, drag, snort, sup, glug, finger, libation, toothful, small measure, slurp, huddle, appliance, gadget … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “To cut down on the amount of alcohol consumed, pour your guests' drinks yourself and use a jigger to do it.”
      “In the magnificent dining room of the House of Driscoll, her hands shook as she swallowed a jigger of cognac.”
      “His best friend was making large sums of money selling jiggers, tiny wireless sets, at five pounds each.”
jigger
  1. A sandflea, Tunga penetrans, of the order Siphonaptera; chigoe.
  2. A larva of any of several mites in the family Trombiculidae; chigger, harvest mite.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. shot glass, shooter glass, nip glass, shooters glass, measure, shot, ounce, dram, nip, drop, splash, sip, taste, tot, slug, snifter, glass, drink, swig, draft, noggin, draught, cup, mouthful, mug, thimbleful, gill, quarter-pint, tipple, nightcap, short, wee dram, swallow, gulp, quaff, belt, swill, drag, snort, sup, glug, finger, libation, toothful, small measure, slurp, huddle, appliance, gadget … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “To cut down on the amount of alcohol consumed, pour your guests' drinks yourself and use a jigger to do it.”
      “In the magnificent dining room of the House of Driscoll, her hands shook as she swallowed a jigger of cognac.”
      “His best friend was making large sums of money selling jiggers, tiny wireless sets, at five pounds each.”
jiggerer
  1. (pottery) Operator of a jigger.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. jigger, jiggerman, jigger controller, jigger handler, jigger operator, jigger technician
jiggerers
  1. plural of jiggerer
  2. Synonyms:
      3. jiggers
jiggers
  1. plural of jigger
  2. Synonyms:
      3. shot glasses, measures, shots, ounces, drams, nips, drops, splashes, sips, taste, tots, snifters, glass, drink, slugs, draught, draft, swigs, noggins, mouthfuls, thimblefuls, mugs, gills, cups, nightcaps, tipples, shorts, swallows, belts, gulps, quaffs, snorts, sups, drag, swills, glugs, toothfuls, fingers, libations, slurps, huddles, appliances, gadgets, contraptions, contrivances, gizmos, widgets, gimmicks, tools … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Require the use of jiggers or pre-measured dispensing systems, and buy high-quality shot glasses with pour lines marked on them.”
      “Whenever we went out we both wore hats, and also shoes, indoors and out, so that we did not suffer from jiggers.”
      “Machines called jiggers and jolleys are used to make tableware in ceramics factories.”
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