chigger, † chiger
var. (a) chigoe; (b) jigger n.2 2.
| 1756 Chiger [see chigoe]. 1830 Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 46 In the West Indies the juice of Mammea is employed to destroy the chiggers. |
| 1915 U.S. Dept. Agric., Farmer's Bulletin 671 Harvest mites, or chiggers. 1956 New Biol. XXI. 74 In the British Isles the season for harvest mites (or chiggers) (Trombicula autumnalis) usually extends from May to October, reaching its peak in September. |