Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Jĕz'e-bel, n. p. 727An impudent, daring, vicious woman.Jib, n. p. 727(Naut.) The foremost sail of a ship, being a large, triangular stay-sail extended from the outer end of the jib-boom toward the fore topmast-head. In sloops, it is on the bowsprit, and extends toward…Jibb, v. i. p. 727To move restively sidewise or backward; as, the horse is apt to jibb; a jibbing horse. [Written also jibe.]Jib'-bōom, n. p. 727(Naut.) A spar which is run out from the extremity of the bowsprit, and which serves as a continuation of it. Beyond this is sometimes extended the flying-jib-boom.Jib'-dōor, n. p. 727A door which stands flush with the wall, without dressing or moldings. Gwilt.Jībe, v. t. p. 727(Naut.) To shift from one side of a vessel to the other, as a sail.Jībe, v. i. p. 727(Naut.) To shift, as a boom-sail, from one side of a vessel to the other. 2. To agree; to harmonize. [Low.] Bartlett. 3. To move backward and forward restlessly. See JIBB.Ji-boy'ä, n. p. 727(Zoöl.) A large American serpent.Jick'a-jŏg, n. p. 727A shake; a push. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Jiff'y, n. p. 727A moment; an instant; a very short time. [Colloq.]Jig, n. p. 727(Mus.) A light, brisk musical movement, generally consisting of six quavers in a bar. Moore. 2. A frolicsome, quick dance, to such a movement. “Hot and hasty, like a Scotch jig.” Shak. 3. A light…Jig, v. t. p. 727To sort or separate by shaking, as ore. 2. To trick, or cheat; to delude. Ford.Jig, v. i. p. 727To dance a jig. Shak.Jig'ga-ma-ree', n. p. 727A sportive or cunning trick; a maneuver. [Colloq. and low.] Halliwell.Jig'ger, n. p. 727One who, or that which, jigs, as a miner who sorts or cleans ore by a wire sieve, or the sieve itself. 2. A troublesome insect of tropical regions. See CHEGRE. 3. A machine with a revolving vertical…Jig'ging, n. p. 727(Mining.) The act of separating ore with a griddle, or wire-bottomed sieve, the heavier substances passing through to the lower part of the sieve, which is moved up and down in water, the lighter…Jig'gish, a. p. 727Suitable to a jig.Jig'gle, v. i. p. 727To move in an affected or awkward manner; to dance awkwardly; to shake up and down.Jig'-jŏg, n. p. 727A jolting motion; a push.Jig'-jŏg, a. p. 727Having, or pertaining to, a jolting motion.Jig'-pin, n. p. 727A pin used by miners to hold the turn-beams, and prevent them from turning.Jill, n. p. 727A young woman; — so called in contempt. See GILL.Jill'-flirt, n. p. 727A light, wanton woman.Jilt, n. p. 727A woman who gives her lover hopes, and capriciously deceives and disappoints him; a coquette; a flirt. Otway. 2. A name of contempt for a woman. Pope.Jilt, v. t. p. 727To encourage, and then frustrate the hopes of, as a lover; to cast off capriciously or unfeelingly; to trick in love.Jilt, v. i. p. 727To play the jilt; to practice deception in love, and discard lovers. Congreve.Jim'-crăck, n. p. 727See GIMCRACK.Jim'mer, n. p. 727A hinge. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Jim'my, n. p. 727A short bar used by burglars in breaking open doors.Jimp, a. p. 727Neat; handsome; elegant of shape. See GIMP.Jim’son, n. p. 727(Bot.) A plant (the Datura stramonium, or common stramonium) having large, showy flowers, which exhale a nauseous, disgusting odor.Jin-gal', n. p. 727A small, portable piece of ordnance, to be fired from the ground or on a wall, resting on a long, slender butt-end, and two legs. See GINGAL. [India.] Simmonds.Jin'gle, v. i. p. 727To sound with a fine, sharp rattle; to clink. [Written also gingle.] With strange and several noises Of roaring, shrieking, howling, jingling chains. Shak.Jin'gle, v. t. p. 727To cause to give a sharp sound, as a little bell, or as pieces of metal. The bells she jingled, and the whistle blew. Pope.Jĭn'gle, n. p. 727A rattling or clinking sound, as of little bells or pieces of metal. 2. That which makes a jingling sound, as a rattle, and the like. 3. Correspondence of sound in rhymes; artificial or senseless…Jin'go, n. p. 727A word often used in a vulgar oath. “By the living jingo.” Goldsmith.Jin'nee, n. p. 727(Mohammedan Myth.) A genius or demon;—a name applied to genii, angels, or demons, supposed to have transparent bodies, with the power of assuming various forms.Jip'po, n. p. 727A waistcoat or kind of stays for females.Jō, n. p. 727A sweetheart. [Scot.] Burns.Job, n. p. 727A piece of work; any thing undertaken, or assumed to be done, whether of more or less importance. 2. An undertaking with a view to profit; a public transaction done for private profit; something…Jŏb, v. t. p. 727To strike or stab with a sharp instrument. L'Estrange. 2. To drive in, as a sharp-pointed instrument. Morum. 3. To hire by the job, or period of use and service; as, to job a carriage. Thackeray. 4.…Jŏb, v. i. p. 727To perform pieces of work; to work by the job. 2. To seek private gain under the pretense of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage. The judge shall job, the bishop bite the…Jo-bā'tion, n. p. 727A scolding; a long, tedious reproof. [Low.] Grose.Jŏb'ber, n. p. 727One who jobs; a worker by the job. 2. A dealer in the public stocks or funds; a stock-jobber. 3. One who purchases goods from importers, and sells to retailers. 4. One who turns official actions to…Jŏb'ber-nōwl, n. p. 727A loggerhead; a blockhead.Jŏb'ber-y, n. p. 727The act of jobbing; the practice of jobbing. [Rare.]Jŏb'bing-house, n. p. 727A mercantile establishment which purchases from importers and sells to retailers. [U. S.]Job's'-tears, n. p. 727(Bot.) A grass-like plant of the genus Coix (C. lacryma), with hard, shining, pearly seeds, resembling falling tears.Jo'cant-ry, n. p. 727The art or practice of jesting. [Obs.] More.Jŏck'ey, n. p. 727Jôck'ey, v. i. p. 727To play the jockey, toward; to cheat; to trick; to deceive in trade. 2. To jostle by riding against. Johnson.Jôck'ey, v. i. p. 727To play or act the jockey.Jôck'ey-ism, n. p. 727Practice of jockeys.Jôck'ey-ship, n. p. 727The art or practice of being a jockey. Go flatter Surrey for his jockeyship. Chatterton. 2. The character of being a jockey, or one who bears this character. Where can at last his jockeyship retire?…Jo-cōse', a. p. 727Given to jokes and jesting; merry; waggish;— said of persons. Jocose and pleasant with an adversary whom they would choose to treat in a very different manner. Shaftesbury. 2. Containing a joke…Jo-cōse'ly, adv. p. 727In jest; for sport or game; waggishly.Jo-cōse'ness, n. p. 727The quality of being jocose; waggery; merriment.Jô-co-sê'ri-ôus, a. p. 727Partaking of mirth and seriousness.Jo-cōs'i-ty, n. p. 727A jocose act or saying; jocoseness.Jōc'ū-lar, a. p. 727Given to jesting; jocose; — said of persons. 2. Containing jokes; sportive; not serious; as, a jocular expression or style.