joss-pidgin

(jos’pij’in), n. [Pidgin-Eng.] Any religious ceremony or ceremonies.— Jo -pidgin man, a priest or clergyman. jo -stick (jos’stik), ». A small stick or perfumed pastil consisting of a hardened paste made from the dust of various kinds of scented wood mixed with clay, used in Chinese temples and houses as incense before the idols, as a slow match in measuring time at night, for lighting pipes, ete.