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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Abbreviations

 

jag n.

 

a load (of wood, hay etc.)

 

orig. unknown

jagger n.

 

a carrier, a carter, someone who uses horses to convey goods,

 

orig. unknown

jagging vbl.n.

 

pieces of hay; a load of hay;

 

orig. unknown

jannock a.&adv.

 

right; fair, straightforward

 

orig. uncertain

jaul v.

 

See jowl

 

 

jaum n.

 

See jawm

 

 

jaumb n.

 

See jawm

 

 

javvle v,

 

See chavel

 

 

jawl v.

 

See jowl

 

 

jawm n.

 

a door jamb; also jaum, jaumb

 

< F. jambe (leg, stem)

jenny-spinner n.

 

a crane-fly, a daddy-long-legs; also jinny-spinner

 

orig. unknown

jerry n.

 

chamber pot

 

< abbrev. of Jeroboam (a large bowl)

jib n.

 

the face; the countenance

 

orig. uncertain

jib v.

 

in relation to a horse, to refuse to move or to move restively sideways or backwards instead of going on

 

orig. uncertain

jibber n.

 

one who jibs or gives up easily; a horse that jibs (see above)

 

orig. uncertain

jiggered a.&adv

 

tired out; exhausted; flabbergasted

 

???< F. giguer ( to gambol, sport, freak,)

jike v.

 

to squeak; to creak

 

onom.

jimmer n.

 

a hinge

 

< OF. gemel (twin)

jimp v.

 

to indent a straight edge with cuts and irregularities; to give a scalloped or indented outline to

 

orig. obscure

jinny-spinner n.

 

See jenny-spinner

 

 

job n.

 

a poor state of affairs, a bad situation, an unfortunate set of circumstances

 

orig. uncertain

jock n.

 

food

 

orig. unknown

johnny n.

 

a silly person; a foolish person

 

< dim. of John

joll v.

 

See jowl

 

 

jolter-'eeaded a.

 

See jolter-headed

 

 

jolter-headed a.

 

pig-headed; empty-headed;

 

orig. obscure

jonkin n.

 

a-party to celebrate a birth

 

??? < ONF. *jonket, *jonquet or jonquette , (a rush-basket)

jorum n.

 

a large quantity

 

orig. uncertain

joskin n.

 

a country lad; a farm worker

 

< joss (to bump) + kin (dim, suffix) cf.bumpkin

joss v.

 

to bump; to bounce up and down

 

orig. unknown

joul v.

 

See jowl

 

 

jowl n.

 

the jaw

 

< OE ceafl (jaw, cheek)

jowl v.

 

to bump; to strike; to knock; also jaul, jawl, joll, joul, jowle

 

??? < ME. chollen (to strike)

jowle v.

 

See jowl

 

 

jumbal n.

 

See jumble

 

 

jumble n.

 

a small cake sugar-covered cake, similar to gingerbread, formerly frequently made up in the form of rolls or rings

 

??? < OF. gemel (twin) which was the name given to type of finger-ring which could be divided horizontally into two rings.