Jo"nah (?), n. The Hebrew prophet, who was cast overboard as one who
endangered the ship; hence, any person whose presence is unpropitious.
Jonah crab (Zoöl.), a large crab (Cancer borealis) of the eastern coast
of the United States, sometimes found between tides, but usually in
deep water.
Jo*ne"sian (?), a. Of or pertaining to Jones.
The Jonesian system, a system of transliterating Oriental words by
English letters, invented by Sir William Jones.
{ Jon"gleur (?), Jon"gler (?), } n. [F. jongleur. See Juggler.]
1. In the Middle Ages, a court attendant or other person who, for hire,
recited or sang verses, usually of his own composition. See Troubadour.
Vivacity and picturesquenees of the jongleur's verse.
J R. Green.