Webster's Dictionary 1828

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JOLTER

JOLTER, noun He or that which jolts.

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JOLTHEAD

JOLTHEAD, noun A greathead; a dunce; a blockhead.

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JOLTING

JOLTING, participle present tense Giving sudden jerks or shakes.

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JONQUIL

JON'QUIL, noun [Latin juncus, a rush.] A plant of the genus Narcissus or daffodil, bearing beautiful flowers, of various colors, yellow and white.

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JORDEN

JOR'DEN, noun A vessel for chamber uses.

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JOSO

JO'SO, noun A small fish of the gudgeon kind.

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JOSTLE

JOS'TLE, verb transitive jos'l. To run against; to push.

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JOSTLED

JOS'TLED, participle passive Run against; pushed. We say, a thing is jostled out of its place.

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JOSTLING

JOS'TLING, participle present tense Running against; pushing.JOS'TLING, noun A running against; a crowding.

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JOT

JOT, noun [Heb. yod.] An iota; a point; a tittle; the least quantity assignable.Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one title shall in no wise pass from the law till all shal...

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JOTTING

JOT'TING, noun A memorandum.

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JOUISSANCE

JOUIS'SANCE, noun Jollity; merriment. [Not in use.]

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JOURNAL

JOURNAL, noun jur'nal. [Latin diurnum. This was originally an adjective, signifying daily, as in Spenser and Shakespeare; but the adjective is obsolete.]1. A diary; an account o...

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JOURNALIST

JOURNALIST, noun jur'nalist. The writer of a journal or diary.

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JOURNALIZE

JOURNALIZE, verb transitive jur'nalize. To enter in a journal.

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JOURNEY

JOURNEY, noun jur'ny. [Latin diurnus, dies.]1. The travel of a day.2. Travel by land to any distance and for any time, indefinitely; as a journey from London to Paris, or to Rom...

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JOURNEY-WORK

JOUR'NEY-WORK, noun Work done for hire by a mechanic in his proper occupation. [This word is never applied to farming.]

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JOURNEYING

JOUR'NEYING, participle present tense Traveling; passing from place to place.JOUR'NEYING, noun A traveling or passing from one place to another; as the journeyings of the childr...

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JOURNEYMAN

JOUR'NEYMAN, noun [jounrey and man.] Strictly, a man hired to work by the day, but in fact, any mechanic who is hired to work for another in his employment, whether by the month...

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JOUST

JOUST. [See Just.]

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JOVE

JOVE, noun [Latin Jovis.]1. The name of the Supreme Deity among the Romans.2. The planet jupiter.Or ask of yonder argent fields above.Why Jove's satellites are less than jove3. ...

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JOVIAL

JO'VIAL, adjective [from Jove, supra.] Under the influence of Jupiter, the planet.--The fixed stars astrologically differenced by the planets, and esteemed Martial or jovial acc...

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JOVIALIST

JO'VIALIST, noun One who lives a jovial life.

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JOVIALLY

JO'VIALLY, adverb Merrily; gayly; with noisy mirth.

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JOVIALNESS

JO'VIALNESS, noun Noisy mirth; gayety.

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JOWL

JOWL, noun The cheek. [See Jole.]

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JOWLER

JOWL'ER, noun The name of a hunting dog, beagle or other dog.