jinnyroad

Mining: An inclined road in a coal-mine, on which loaded cars descend by gravity, and draw up empty ones. jip-pō, s. [French jupe; cf. jupon.] A sort of waistcoat or stays for women. jir-ble, jair-ble, v . t . [Etym. doubtful.] To spill any liquid by carele ly moving the bottle containing it. ( Scotch .) (Scott: St. Ronan's Well .) jirk-1-nět, 8. [A dim in. of jerkin (q. v.).] A sort of boddice or substitute for stays, without whalebones, worn by females. Jō, jõe (1), s . [Etym. doubtful; referred by some to Fr. joie joy.] A sweetheart, a darling. Jō-a-chim-ite, s. (For etym see def.] Ch. Hist . ( pl .): The followers of Joachim, Abbot of Flora, in Calabria. They were a branch of the Fra tri cell i (q. v.). They were condemned by the Council of Later an, in 1215, and by that of Arles in 1260-1261. Jōan, s. [Female proper name, from John (q. v.).] Joan silver-pin, s. Bot.: A name for the Opium Poppy ( Papaver somniferum). Jō-ăn-nite, Jō-hăn-nite, s. [For etym. see def.] Ch. Hist. ( pl . ): The followers of John Chrysostom, consecrated Archbishop of Constantinople in A. D. 398. He was deposed in 403, for his reproof of sin, and banished in 404. The sect became extinct about A. D. 438. jō-ar, s. [JOWAREE.] job (1), s. & a. [O. Fr.job =a mouthful.] [Gов.] A. As substantive: 1. An occasional petty piece of work of any kind, undertaken for a stated price. "What tool is there job after job will not hack?" Moore: Sale of the Tools. 2. Anything, of greater or le importance, undertaken for a fixed sum; as, The engineer received so much for the job . 3. Any occurrence, fortunate or otherwise; as, It was a good (or bad) job for him. 4. A situation, a place of employment; as, He has got a good job . ( Colloq .) 5. An undertaking, ostensibly for the benefit of the country or some public body, really for one's tism.) IMG:content-0131.png:[blocks in formation] The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia IMG:content-0133.png:[blocks in formation] character.