crankshaft vs jigger

crankshaft

noun
  • A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank. 

verb
  • To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft. 

jigger

noun
  • A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather. 

  • A vagina. 

  • Jig, Jigger, Jigabou, derogatory terms meaning the same as American Nigger. 

  • 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. 

  • A placeholder name for any small mechanical device. 

  • A horizontal lathe used in producing flatware. 

  • A measure of 1 ½ fluid ounces of liquor. 

  • A drink of whisky. 

  • A short board or plank inserted into a tree for a person to stand on while cutting off higher branches. 

  • A sandflea, Tunga penetrans, of the order Siphonaptera; chigoe. 

  • A lock pick. 

  • The sieve used in sorting or separating ore. 

  • An illicit electric shock device used to urge on a horse during a race. 

  • An illegal distillery. 

  • A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or other metal, one end of which typically measures 1 ½ fluid ounces, the other typically 1 fluid ounce. 

  • One who jigs; a miner who sorts or cleans ore by the process of jigging. 

  • A small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl. 

  • A railway jigger, a small motorized or human powered vehicle used by railway workers to traverse railway tracks. 

  • A device used in the dyeing of cloth. 

  • A device used by fishermen to set their nets under the ice of frozen lakes. 

  • A larva of any of several mites in the family Trombiculidae; chigger, harvest mite. 

  • A warehouse crane. 

  • A jiggermast. 

  • The bridge or rest for the cue in billiards. 

verb
  • To move, send, or drive with a jerk; to jerk; also, to drive or send over with a jerk, as a golf ball. 

  • To alter or adjust, particularly in ways not originally intended. 

  • To use a jigger. 

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