Glossary.

Letter J

JACK
a mean fellow
JACK-A-LENT
a puppet thrown at in Lent
JACK GUARDANT
a jack in office
JADE
to whip, to treat with contempt
JAR
the ticking of a clock
JAR
to tick as a clock
JAUNCE
to prance
JESS
a strap of leather attached to the talons of a hawk, by which it is held on the fist
JEST
to tilt in a tournament
JET
to strut
JOURNAL
daily
JOVIAL
appertaining to Jove
JUDICIOUS
critical
JUMP
to agree
to hazard
JUMP
hazard
JUMP
exactly, nicely
JUSTICER
a judge, magistrate
JUT
to encroach
JUTTY
a projection
JUTTY
to jut out beyond
JUVENAL
youth, young man
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