8. (military).—A guard-room. Fr. la boîte. Also, specifically as in
quot.
1882. Fortnightly Review, xxxi. 798. Communicating with the gigger,
an interviewing chamber (in Newgate) where felons, on payment, saw
their friends.
9. (old).—A fiddlestick. [Jigger (or Jig) is also applied to many small
mechanical contrivances or handy tools].