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   jitters
         n 1: extreme nervousness [syn: {jitters}, {heebie-jeebies},
               {screaming meemies}]

English Dictionary: jitters by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wryneck \Wry"neck\, n. (Med.)
      1. A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck
            is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the
            muscles of the neck; torticollis.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of Old World birds
            of the genus {Jynx}, allied to the woodpeckers;
            especially, the common European species ({J. torguilla});
            -- so called from its habit of turning the neck around in
            different directions. Called also {cuckoo's mate},
            {snakebird}, {summer bird}, {tonguebird}, and
            {writheneck}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Calumba \Ca*lum"ba\, n. [from kalumb, its native name in
      Mozambique.] (Med.)
      The root of a plant ({Jateorrhiza Calumba}, and probably
      {Cocculus palmatus}), indigenous in Mozambique. It has an
      unpleasantly bitter taste, and is used as a tonic and
      antiseptic. [Written also {colombo}, {columbo}, and
      {calombo}.]
  
      {American calumba}, the {Frasera Carolinensis}, also called
            {American gentian}. Its root has been used in medicine as
            bitter tonic in place of calumba.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jay \Jay\, n. [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. g[be]hi.
      Cf. {Gay}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to
      {Garrulus}, {Cyanocitta}, and allied genera. They are allied
      to the crows, but are smaller, more graceful in form, often
      handsomely colored, and usually have a crest.
  
      Note: The European jay ({Garrulus glandarius}) is a large and
               handsomely colored species, having the body pale
               reddish brown, lighter beneath; tail and wing quills
               blackish; the primary coverts barred with bright blue
               and black; throat, tail coverts, and a large spot on
               the wings, white. Called also {jay pie}, {Jenny jay},
               and {k[91]}. The common blue jay ({Cyanocitta
               cristata}.), and the related species, are brilliantly
               colored, and have a large erectile crest. The
               California jay ({Aphelocoma Californica}), the Florida
               jay ({A. Floridana}), and the green jay ({Xanthoura
               luxuosa}), of Texas and Mexico, are large, handsome,
               crested species. The Canada jay ({Perisoreus
               Canadensis}), and several allied species, are much
               plainer and have no crest. See {Blue jay}, and {Whisky
               jack}.
  
      {Jay thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any one several species of Asiatic
            singing birds, of the genera {Garrulax}, {Grammatoptila},
            and related genera of the family {Crateropodid[91]}; as,
            the white-throated jay thrush ({G. albogularis}), of
            India.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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