English Dictionary: Jgerball | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jarble \Jar"ble\, v. t. To wet; to bemire. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jerfalcon \Jer"fal`con\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The gyrfalcon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gyrfalcon \Gyr"fal`con\, n. [OE. gerfaucon, OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle + falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E. gier-eagle. See {Gyre}, n., {Falcon}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons, esp. {Falco rusticolus} and the white species {F. Islandicus}, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of {Accipiter}. [Written also {gerfalcon}, {gierfalcon}, and {jerfalcon}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jerfalcon \Jer"fal`con\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The gyrfalcon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gyrfalcon \Gyr"fal`con\, n. [OE. gerfaucon, OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle + falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E. gier-eagle. See {Gyre}, n., {Falcon}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons, esp. {Falco rusticolus} and the white species {F. Islandicus}, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of {Accipiter}. [Written also {gerfalcon}, {gierfalcon}, and {jerfalcon}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jerry-builder \Jer"ry-build`er\, n. [Prob. fr. the proper name Jerry, familiar form of Jeremiah.] A professional builder who erects cheap dwellings of poor materials and unsubstantial and slovenly construction. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jerry-built \Jer"ry-built`\, a. Built hastily and of bad materials; as, jerry-built houses. [Colloq. Eng.] | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Jerubbaal contender with Baal; or, let Baal plead, a surname of Gideon; a name given to him because he destroyed the altar of Baal (Judg. 6:32; 7:1; 8:29; 1 Sam. 12:11). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Jerubbaal, he that defends Baal, let Baal defend his cause |