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Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy

Note 23 — Front matter (continued 2)

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The term "jigger" is one of those slang terms which contrive to effect a permanent attachment to various arts and crafts. Similarly, the word "booster" is now used for a step-up or voltage-raising transformer or dynamo, inserted in series with an electric supply main. The word "boost" is a slang term signifying to raise or lift up. "To give a real good boost" is an expression for lending a helping hand. The term "jigger," in the same manner, is an adaptation of a seaman's term for hoisting tackle or lift.

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