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jigger

noun·Reference

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a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey

Related source terms

shot glasspony

Other meanings

2. noun

any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl

3. noun

larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation

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