JOSS, jos, _n._ a Chinese idol.--_ns._ JOSS'-HOUSE, a temple; JOSS'-STICK,
a stick of gum burned as incense to their gods. [Pidgin-English corr. of
the Port. _deos_, god.]
JOSS-BLOCK, jos'-blok, _n._ (_prov._) a horse-block.
JOSTLE, jos'l, _v.t._ to joust or strike against: to drive against. [Freq.
of _joust_.]
JOT, jot, _n._ the least quantity assignable.--_v.t._ to set down briefly:
to make a memorandum of:--_pr.p._ jot'ting; _pa.p._ jot'ted.--_ns._
JOT'TER, one who jots: a book for memoranda; JOT'TING, a memorandum.
[L.,--Gr. _i[=o]ta_--Heb. _y[=o]dh_, the smallest letter in the alphabet,
Eng. _i_.]