Jeop"ard*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jeopardized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Jeopardizing (?).] To expose to loss or injury; to risk; to jeopard.
That he should jeopardize his willful head Only for spite at me.
H. Taylor.
Jeop"ard*ous (?), a. Perilous; hazardous.
His goodly, valiant, and jeopardous enterprise.
Fuller.
-- Jeop"ard*ous*ly, adv. Huloet.
Jeop"ard*y (?), n. [OE. jupartie, juperti, jeuparti, OF. jeu parti an
even game, a game in which the chances are even; OF. jeu, ju, F. jeu
(L. jocus jest) + F. partier to divide, L. partire to divide. See Joke,
and Part.] Exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; danger.
There came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled
with water, and were in jeopardy.
Luke viii. 23.
Look to thyself, thou art in jeopardy.
Shak.
Syn. -- Danger; peril; hazard; risk. See Danger.
Jeop"ard*y, v. t. To jeopardize. [R.] Thackeray.
Jer*bo"a (?), n. [Ar. yarb&?;'.] (Zoöl.) Any small jumping rodent of
the genus Dipus, esp. D. Ægyptius, which is common in Egypt and the
adjacent countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long
tail. [Written also gerboa.]
The name is also applied to other small jumping rodents, as the Pedetes
Caffer, of the Cape of Good Hope.
Jerboa kangaroo (Zoöl.), small Australian kangaroo (Bettongia
penicillata), about the size of a common hare.
Jer*eed" (?), n. [Ar. jerd. Cf. Djereed.] A blunt javelin used by the
people of the Levant, especially in mock fights. [Written also jerreed,
jerid.] Byron.
{ Jer`e*mi"ad, Jer`e*mi"ade }, n. [From Jeremiah, the prophet: cf. F.
jérémiade.] A tale of sorrow, disappointment, or complaint; a doleful
story; a dolorous tirade; -- generally used satirically.
He has prolonged his complaint into an endless jeremiad.
Lamb.
Jer"fal`con (?), n. (Zoöl.) The gyrfalcon.
Jer"guer (?), n. See Jerquer.
Jer*id" (?), n. Same as Jereed.
Jerk (jrk), v. t. [Corrupted from Peruv. charqui dried beef.] To cut
into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, to jerk beef. See
Charqui.
Jerk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jerked (jrkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Jerking.]
[Akin to yerk, and perh. also to yard a measure.]