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   jabber
         n 1: rapid and indistinct speech [syn: {jabber}, {jabbering},
               {gabble}]
         v 1: talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner [syn:
               {rant}, {mouth off}, {jabber}, {spout}, {rabbit on},
               {rave}]

English Dictionary: Joffrey by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jabiru
n
  1. large mostly white Australian stork [syn: policeman bird, black-necked stork, jabiru, Xenorhyncus asiaticus]
  2. large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle
    Synonym(s): saddlebill, jabiru, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
  3. large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America
    Synonym(s): jabiru, Jabiru mycteria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jafar
n
  1. Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political ends (1965-2000)
    Synonym(s): Jaffar, Jafar, Jaffar Umar Thalib, Jafar Umar Thalib
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jaffar
n
  1. Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political ends (1965-2000)
    Synonym(s): Jaffar, Jafar, Jaffar Umar Thalib, Jafar Umar Thalib
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
japery
n
  1. acting like a clown or buffoon [syn: buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jobber
n
  1. someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
    Synonym(s): jobber, middleman, wholesaler
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jobbery
n
  1. corruptness among public officials
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Joffre
n
  1. French field marshal who commanded the Allied armies in France during World War II (1852-1931)
    Synonym(s): Joffre, Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Joffrey
n
  1. United States choreographer (1930-1988) [syn: Joffrey, Robert Joffrey]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jabber \Jab"ber\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jabbered}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Jabbering}.] [Cf. {Gibber}, {Gabble}.]
      To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter
      gibberish or nonsense; to chatter. --Swift.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jabber \Jab"ber\, v. t.
      To utter rapidly or indistinctly; to gabble; as, to jabber
      French. --Addison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jabber \Jab"ber\, n.
      Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance;
      gibberish. --Swift.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jabber \Jab"ber\, n.
      One who jabbers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jabiru \Jab"i*ru\, n. [Braz. jabir[a3], jabur[a3].] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of several large wading birds of the genera {Mycteria}
      and {Xenorhynchus}, allied to the storks in form and habits.
  
      Note: The American jabiru ({Mycteria Americana}) is white,
               with the head and neck black and nearly bare of
               feathers. The East Indian and Australian ({Xenorhynchus
               Australis}) has the neck, head, and back covered with
               glossy, dark green feathers, changing on the head to
               purple. The African jabiru ({Mycteria, [or]
               Ephippiorhynchus, Senegalensis}) has the neck, head,
               wing coverts, and tail, black, and is called also
               {saddle-billed stork}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Japer \Jap"er\, n.
      A jester; a buffoon. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Japery \Jap"er*y\, n. [Cf. OF. japerie a yelping.]
      Jesting; buffoonery. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jibber \Jib"ber\, n.
      A horse that jibs. [Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jobber \Job"ber\, n.
      1. One who works by the job.
  
      2. A dealer in the public stocks or funds; a stockjobber.
            [Eng.]
  
      3. One who buys goods from importers, wholesalers, or
            manufacturers, and sells to retailers.
  
      4. One who turns official or public business to private
            advantage; hence, one who performs low or mercenary work
            in office, politics, or intrigue.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jobbery \Job"ber*y\, n.
      1. The act or practice of jobbing.
  
      2. Underhand management; official corruption; as, municipal
            jobbery. --Mayhew.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Jaffrey, NH (CDP, FIPS 38420)
      Location: 42.81298 N, 72.02483 W
      Population (1990): 2558 (1169 housing units)
      Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 03452

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Joffre, PA
      Zip code(s): 15053

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   jabber
  
      An event that occurs when a device on a network
      using the {LAT} {protocol} continues to broadcast its
      availability even though its availability status is known by
      the network.
  
      (1996-05-10)
  
  
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