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	shot; shot glass shortbread shortcake shortening shot; shot glass Siamese ginger Siena cake Simpson lettuce Definition: A small amount of alcohol, generally ranging from 1 to 1 1/2 ounces. A shot glass is the tiny drinking glass-shaped container in which such an amount is measured and/or served. An order for "a shot of whiskey" in a bar will produce a shot glass filled with spirits. The word jigger is synonymous with shot. --Copyright (c) 1995 by Barron's Educational Series, from The New Food Lover's Companion, Second Edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst
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