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Jigger

nounid 78665·updated May 18, 2026
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larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation

polysemous

Classifications

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
harvest mitejiggermastponyshot glass
plural
Jiggers
possessive
Jigger's
pluralpossessive
Jiggers'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
§2
any small mast on a sailing vessel
§3
a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey

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