Juddock
Jud″dock (jŭd″dŏk), n. [For judcock; jud (equiv. to Prov. E. gid a jacksnipe, W. giach snipe) + cock.] (Zoöl.) See Jacksnipe.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Jud″dock (jŭd″dŏk), n. [For judcock; jud (equiv. to Prov. E. gid a jacksnipe, W. giach snipe) + cock.] (Zoöl.) See Jacksnipe.
Ju‐de″an (jū̍‐dē″an), a. [L. Judaeus. See Jew.] Of or pertaining to Judea. — n. A native of Judea; a Jew.
Judge (jŭj), n. [OE. juge, OF. & F. juge, fr. OF. jugier, F. juger, to judge. See Judge, v. i.]1. (Law) A public officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine lit...
Judge, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Judged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Judging.] [OE. jugen, OF. jugier, F. juger, L. judicare, fr. judex judge; jus law or right + dicare to proclaim, pronounce, ...
Judge, v. t. 1. To hear and determine by authority, as a case before a court, or a controversy between two parties. “Chaos judge the strife.” Milton.2. To examine and pass sente...
Judge″–made′, a. Created by judges or judicial decision; — applied esp. to law applied or established by the judicial interpretation of statutes so as extend or restrict their s...
Judg″er (?), n. One who judges. Sir K. Digby.
Judge″ship (?), n. The office of a judge.
Judg″ment (?), n. [OE. jugement, F. jugement, LL. judicamentum, fr. L. judicare. See Judge, v. i.]1. The act of judging; the operation of the mind, involving comparison and disc...
Ju″di‐ca‐ble (?), a. [L. judicabilis. See Judge, v. i.] Capable of being judged; capable of being tried or decided upon. Jer. Taylor.
Ju″di‐ca‐tive (?), a. Having power to judge; judicial; as, the judicative faculty. Hammond.
Ju″di‐ca‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. judicatorius.] Pertaining to the administration of justice; dispensing justice; judicial; as, judicatory tribunals. T. Wharton.Power to reject in an a...
Ju″di‐ca‐to‐ry (277), n. [L. judicatorium.]1. A court of justice; a tribunal. Milton.2. Administration of justice.The supreme court of judicatory. Clarendon.
Ju″di‐ca‐ture (?; 135), n. [F., fr. LL. judicatura.]1. The state or profession of those employed in the administration of justice; also, the dispensing or administration of just...
Ju‐di″cial (?), a. [L. judicialis, fr. judicium judgment, fr. judex judge: cf. OF. judicial. See Judge.]1. Pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or to a judge; practic...
Ju‐di″cial‐ly, adv. In a judicial capacity or judicial manner. “The Lords... sitting judicially.” Macaulay.
Ju‐di″cia‐ry (?; 277), a. [L. judiciarius, fr. judicium judgment: cf. F. judiciare. See Judicial.] Of or pertaining to courts of judicature, or legal tribunals; judicial; as, a ...
Ju‐di″cia‐ry, n. [Cf. LL. judiciaria, F. judiciaire.] That branch of government in which judicial power is vested; the system of courts of justice in a country; the judges, take...
Ju‐di″cious (?), a. [F. judicieux, fr. L. judicium judgment. See Judicial.] Of or relating to a court; judicial.His last offenses to usShall have judicious hearing. Shak.2. Dire...
Ju‐di″cious‐ly, adv. In a judicious manner; with good judgment; wisely.
Ju‐di″cious‐ness, n. The quality or state of being judicious; sagacity; sound judgment.
Jug (?), n. [Prob. fr. Jug, a corruption of, or nickname for, Joanna; cf. 2d Jack, and Jill. See Johannes.]1. A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and ...
Jug (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Jugged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Jugging (?).]1. To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare.2. To commit to jail; to ...
Jug, v. i.(Zoöl.) 1. To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.2. To nestle or collect together in a covey; — said of quails and par...
Ju″gal (?), a. [L. jugalis, fr. jugum yoke.]1. Relating to a yoke, or to marriage.2. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the malar, or cheek bone.
‖Ju‐ga″ta (?), n. pl. [Neut. pl. of L. jugatus, p. p. of jugare to join.] (Numis.) The figures of two heads on a medal or coin, either side by side or joined.
Ju″ga‐ted (?), a.(Bot.) Coupled together.