jag n.

a load (of wood, hay etc.)

orig. unknown

jagger n.

a carrier, a carter, someone who uses horses to convey goods,

orig. unknown

jagging vbl.n.

pieces of hay; a load of hay;

orig. unknown

jannock a.&adv.

right; fair, straightforward

orig. uncertain

jaul v.

See jowl

jaum n.

See jawm

jaumb n.

See jawm

javvle v,

See chavel

jawl v.

See jowl

jawm n.

a door jamb; also jaum, jaumb

< F. jambe (leg, stem)

jenny-spinner n.

a crane-fly, a daddy-long-legs; also jinny-spinner

orig. unknown

jerry n.

chamber pot

< abbrev. of Jeroboam (a large bowl)

jib n.

the face; the countenance

orig. uncertain

jib v.

in relation to a horse, to refuse to move or to move restively sideways or backwards instead of going on

orig. uncertain

jibber n.

one who jibs or gives up easily; a horse that jibs (see above)

orig. uncertain

jiggered a.&adv

tired out; exhausted; flabbergasted

???< F. giguer ( to gambol, sport, freak,)

jike v.

to squeak; to creak

onom.

jimmer n.

a hinge

< OF. gemel (twin)

jimp v.

to indent a straight edge with cuts and irregularities; to give a scalloped or indented outline to

orig. obscure

jinny-spinner n.

See jenny-spinner

job n.

a poor state of affairs, a bad situation, an unfortunate set of circumstances

orig. uncertain

jock n.

food

orig. unknown

johnny n.

a silly person; a foolish person

< dim. of John

joll v.

See jowl

jolter-'eeaded a.

See jolter-headed

jolter-headed a.

pig-headed; empty-headed;

orig. obscure

jonkin n.

a-party to celebrate a birth

??? < ONF. *jonket, *jonquet or jonquette , (a rush-basket)

jorum n.

a large quantity

orig. uncertain

joskin n.

a country lad; a farm worker

< joss (to bump) + kin (dim, suffix) cf.bumpkin

joss v.

to bump; to bounce up and down

orig. unknown

joul v.

See jowl

jowl n.

the jaw

< OE ceafl (jaw, cheek)

jowl v.

to bump; to strike; to knock; also jaul, jawl, joll, joul, jowle

??? < ME. chollen (to strike)

jowle v.

See jowl

jumbal n.

See jumble

jumble n.

a small cake sugar-covered cake, similar to gingerbread, formerly frequently made up in the form of rolls or rings

??? < OF. gemel (twin) which was the name given to type of finger-ring which could be divided horizontally into two rings.