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Jaal goat
A species of wild goat () found in the mountains of Abyssinia, Upper Egypt, and Arabia; -- called also , and .
Jacaranda
The native Brazilian name for certain leguminous trees, which produce the beautiful woods called , , and .
jackboot
a man's high tasseled boot.
Jacket
To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket.
jack-in-the-pulpit
A common American spring-flowering woodland herb () having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries; also called .
jacklight
A portable source of light, as an oil lantern or electric light, used as a lure for hunting at night.
jagghery
Same as .
Jaghirdar
The holder of a jaghir.
Jaguar
A large and powerful feline animal (, formerly ), ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia. It is usually brownish yellow, with large, dark, somewhat angular rings, each generally inclosing one or two dark spots. It is chiefly arboreal in its habits. It is also called the and the .
Jam
To become stuck so as not to function; .
Jam
A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; also called ;
jammed
filled to capacity or overfilled; .
Jangleress
A female prater or babbler.
Jangling
Producing discordant sounds.
Janissary
See .
Janizarian
Of or pertaining to the janizaries, or their government.
Japan
Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the varnish or lacquer used in japanning.
Jar
A deep, broad-mouthed vessel of earthenware or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes;
Jargon
A variety of zircon. See .
Jayhawker
A name given to a free-booting, unenlisted, armed man or guerrilla.
Jedding ax
A stone mason's tool, having a flat face and a pointed part.
Jemidar
The chief or leader of a band or body of persons; esp., in the native army of India, an officer of a rank corresponding to that of lieutenant in the English army.
Jenite
See .
jerky
Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions;
Jerquing
The searching of a ship for unentered goods.
Jerry-builder
A professional builder who erects cheap dwellings of poor materials and unsubstantial and slovenly construction.
Jerusalem
The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ.
Jesse
Any representation or suggestion of the genealogy of Christ, in decorative art
Jet
Same as 2d .
Jet
A variety of lignite, of a very compact texture and velvet black color, susceptible of a good polish, and often wrought into mourning jewelry, toys, buttons, etc. Formerly called also .
Jewry
Judea; also, a district inhabited by Jews; a Jews' quarter.
Jharal
A wild goat () which inhabits the loftiest mountains of India. It has long, coarse hair, forming a thick mane on its head and neck.
Jigjog
A jolting motion; a jogging pace.
jimmy
An immigrant.
jingoist
One who is jingoistic; a bellicose patriot; an extreme bellicose nationalist; an aggressive chauvinist.
jinks
noisy and mischievous merrymaking.
jird
Any of several North African gerbils.
jockstrap
A supporting undergarment for the external genitals worn by men engaging in vigorous athletic sports or strenuous exercise; called also and .
Joe
See .
Jogger
One who jogs; .
Joggle
To shake or totter; to slip out of place.
Johnson grass
A tall perennial grass (), valuable in the Southern and Western States for pasture and hay. The rootstocks are large and juicy and are eagerly sought by swine. Called also , , , and .
Joinhand
Writing in which letters are joined in words; -- distinguished from writing in single letters.
Joint
To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; .
Jointer
One who, or that which, joints.
Joist
A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use, , , , , etc. See of , under ,
Jolt
A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage moving over rough ground.
Jotter
One who jots down memoranda.
Joul
See .
Journeyer
One who journeys.
jouster
One who jousts or tilts.
Judeo-Christian
having origins in both Judaism and Christianity; of or pertaining to Christianity; .
Juge
A judge.
Jugement
Judgment.
Jugger
An East Indian falcon. See .
Juggleress
A female juggler.
Juggling
Cheating; tricky.
Jumble
A confused mixture; a mass or collection without order; .
jumbo
Any object which is a very large example of its class.
Jumelle
Twin; paired; -- said of various objects made or formed in pairs, as a binocular opera glass, a pair of gimmal rings, etc.
Juncate
See .
Jungian
of or pertaining to , Swiss psychiatrist.
Juniperite
One of the fossil , evidently allied to the juniper.
Junket
To feast; to banquet; to make an entertainment; -- sometimes applied opprobriously to feasting by public officers at the public cost.
Junketing
A feast or entertainment; a revel.
Jurel
A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts (), most abundant southward, where it is valued as a food fish; -- called also , , , , , , and sometimes, improperly, . Other species of (as ) are also sometimes called .
Justicehood
Justiceship.