jigget
/ˈd͡ʒɪɡət/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "a jigget of beef jiggets of mutton"
- "You muſt have Hind-Quarters very large, and cut Jigget Faſhion, that is a Piece of Loin with it; […]"
- "On the table the only viands were barons of beef, jiggets of mutton, legs of pork, and such other ponderous masses of butcher's stuff, which no one can look at without discomfort, when the first edge has been taken off the appetite."
- ""[…] and jiggetting to outlandish countries, you'll do well to give her a hint to keep astern of me; for I shall never uphold a person who behaves o' that sort.""
- "I don't believe he is ever two days in a place — always jiggeting about from one great house to another."
- "[…] here you stand jiggetting, and sniggling, and looking cunning, as if there were some mighty matter of intrigue and common understanding betwixt you and me, whom you never set your eyes on before!"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡət/
- British English: /ˈd͡ʒɪɡət/
Usage
Inflected Forms
jiggets (plural)
jiggets (present, singular)
jiggeting (participle, present)
jiggetting (participle, present)
jiggeted (participle, past)
jiggeted (past)
jiggetted (participle, past)
jiggetted (past)