Shak.
4. pl. In deep well boring, a device resembling two long chain links,
for connecting a percussion drill to the rod or rope which works it, so
that the drill is driven down by impact and is jerked loose when
jammed.
||Jar`a*ra"ca (?), n. [Pg., from the native name.] (Zoöl.) A poisonous
||serpent of Brazil (Bothrops jararaca), about eighteen inches long,
||and of a dusky, brownish color, variegated with red and black spots.
||
Jar"ble (?), v. t. To wet; to bemire. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
||Jar`di`nière" (?), n. [F., fem. of jardinier gardener. See Garden.]
||An ornamental stand or receptacle for plants, flowers, etc., used as
||a piece of decorative furniture in room.
||
Jards (?), n. [F. jarde, jardon.] (Far.) A callous tumor on the leg of
a horse, below the hock.
Jar"gle (?), v. i. [Cf. OSw. jerga to repeat angrily, to brawl, Icel.
jarg tedious iteration, F. jargonner to talk jargon. See Jargon
gabble.] To emit a harsh or discordant sound. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Jar"gon (?), n. [F. jargon, OF. also gargon, perh. akin to E.
garrulous, or gargle.] Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish;
hence, an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang. "A
barbarous jargon." Macaulay. "All jargon of the schools." Prior.
The jargon which serves the traffickers.
Johnson.
Jar"gon (jär"gn), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jargoned (-gnd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Jargoning.] To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds;
to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner.
The noisy jay, Jargoning like a foreigner at his food.
Longfellow.
Jar"gon, n. [E. jargon, It. jiargone; perh. fr. Pers. zarg&?;n
gold-colored, fr. zar gold. Cf. Zircon.] (Min.) A variety of zircon.
See Zircon.
Jar`go*nelle" (?), n. [F. jargonelle a very gritty variety of pear. See
Jargon zircon.] A variety of pear which ripens early.
Jar*gon"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the mineral jargon.
Jar"gon*ist (?), n. One addicted to jargon; one who uses cant or slang.
Macaulay.
||Jarl (?), n. [Icel., nobleman, chief. See Earl.] A chief; an earl; in
||English history, one of the leaders in the Danish and Norse
||invasions. Longfellow.
||
Jar"nut` (?), n. [Of Scand. origin: cf. Dan. jordnöd.] (Bot.) An
earthnut. Dr. Prior.
Ja*ro"site (?), n. [From Barranco Jaroso, in Spain.] (Min.) An
ocher-yellow mineral occurring in minute rhombohedral crystals. It is a
hydrous sulphate of iron and potash.
Jar"-owl` (?), n. (Zoöl.) The goatsucker.
Jar"rah (?), n. The mahoganylike wood of the Australian Eucalyptus
marginata. See Eucalyptus.
Jar"ring (?), a. [See Jar.] Shaking; disturbing; discordant. "A jarring
sound." Dryden.
Jar"ring n. 1. A shaking; a tremulous motion; as, the jarring of a
steamship, caused by its engines.
2. Discord; a clashing of interests. "Endless jarrings and immortal
hate." Dryden.
Jar"ring*ly, adv. In a jarring or discordant manner.
{ Jar"vey, Jar"vy } (?), n. 1. The driver of a hackney coach. [Slang,
Eng.] Carlyle.