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noun

Jigger n.

(Zool.) A species of flea (Tunga penetrans, or Sarcopsylla penetrans, or Pulex penetrans), which burrows beneath the skin; called also jigger flea. See Chigoe.

(Zool.) Any one of several species of small red mites (esp. Tetranychus irritans and Tetranychus Americanus) of the family Trombiculidae, which, in the larval or leptus stage, burrow beneath the skin of man and various animals, causing great annoyance. Also called chigger. (Southern U. S.)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Jigger" Quotes from Famous Books

... the world will believe in you, you must believe in yourself. And another necessary element in success is that you must exaggerate your own importance, and the importance of your work. Self-esteem will not alone make you successful, but without a goodly jigger of self-esteem, success will forever dally and dance just beyond your reach. The humble men who have succeeded in impressing themselves upon the world have all taken much pride in ...

— Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 • Elbert Hubbard

Words linked to "Jigger" : shot glass, trombiculid, redbug, harvest mite, glass, jiggermast, pony, mast, Trombicula, genus Trombicula, chigger