joe (1), joey

(For etym. see def.] A popular name for the English fourpenny piece, probably a derisive allusion to Joseph Hume, M. P. (1771-1835), who is said to have strongly recommended that coin for the payment of cab-fares for short distances. jõe (2), 8. [Shortened for Joe Miller (q. v.).] An old joke. Jō-ěl, s. [Heb. Yoel; Gr. Jöēl. Jo is a contraction of Jehovah, and el is God. [EL.] Joel, there fore, is = To whom Jehovah is God-i. e., a worshiper of Jehovah.] Script. Biog.: The name of a Hebrew prophet, and of more than twelve other persons [1] mentioned in the Old Testament (1 Sam. viii. 23; 1 Chr. iv. 35, v. 12, .) The Book of Joel: Old Test. Canon : A prophetic book of the Old Testament, written by Joel, the second of the minor prophets. Nothing is known of him except that he was the son of Pethuel (i. 1). Joel seems to have lived in Judah. The main object of his book is to counsel repentance, in connection with a fearful visitation of locusts, accompanied by drought, which had desolated the land (ch. i., ii. 1-12). Then there follows a prediction that the Spirit of God should be poured out on all flesh, with celestial revelations to young and old (ii. 28), a pa age which St. Peter refers to as being fulfilled in the Pentecostal effusion of the Holy Ghost (Acts ii. 16-21). The date of Joel is doubtful. He has been placed in the reign of Joash (B. C. 878-838), in that of Uzziah (809-756), in which case he was a contemporary of Amos, with whose prophecies several verses of Joel agree. (Cf. Joel i. 4, ii. 25 with Amos iv. 6-9; Joel iii. 4-6 with Amos i. 6-10; Joel iii. 16 with Amosi. 2, and ver. 18 with Amos ix. 13.) Others suppose him to have lived in the reign of Joram (B. C. 893 or 892-883-4); or in that of Mana eh (B. C. 699-644). If there is a reference in Joel iii. 2 to the captivity of the ten tribes, and in ver. 1 to that of the two, this would indicate a late date, as the mention of the Grecians in verse 6 perhaps may do. The canonical authority of Joel has never been seriously disputed. Jõe Mil-ler, s . [From Joseph Miller (1684-1738), a witty actor, who was a favorite about the time Congreve's plays were fashionable.] 1. A stale jest. The compilation, Joe Miller's Jests, published a year after the death of the supposed author, was the work of John Mottley (1692-1750), but the term has been used to pa off, not only the original stock, but you sands of jokes manufactured long after Miller was buried in the churchyard of St. Clement Danes. (Cates.) 2. A jest-book, especially one in which the jokes are old, and the wit the reverse of sparkling. Jõe Mil-ler-Işm, s. [Joe Miller ; -ism.] 1. A stale jest; a flat, dull joke. 2. The art or practice of indulging in Joe Miller's 1. e., of making or retailing stale, dull jokes. Jõe Mil-ler-Ize, v . t . [Eng. Joe Miller; -ize.] To give a jesting or jocular character to; to mingle with jokes or jests. IMG:content-0135.png:[blocks in formation] 1. A slight push or blow, usually for the purpose of arousing attention. 2. Irregularity of motion, caused by some obstruction. II. Mech.: A square notch; a joggle (q. v.). jog-trot, s. & a. A. As subst.: A slow, jogging kind of trot; hence, a slow routine method, generally obstinately adhered to, of performing daily duties. B. As adj.: Monotonous; performed by routine; easy-going. (Thackeray: English Humorists, lect. ii.) IMG:content-0136.png:[blocks in formation] A. Transitive : 1. Ord. Lang.: To communicate an unsteady, wavering motion to, by a slight sudden flush or shake; to jostle. 2. Carp.: To unite by jogs, or mortise, so as to prevent sliding apart. B. In trans.: To move with unsteady, wavering motion; to totter, to shake.