{ Je‐quir″i‐ty (?), n., orJe‐quir″i‐ty bean′ }. (Bot.) The seed of the wild licorice (Abrus precatorius) used by the people of India for beads in rosaries and necklaces, as a standard weight, etc.; — called also jumble bead.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.