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JACK  An instrument requiring a strong arm, and used for raising
heavy weights, or for pulling off the boots.

JACK-POT  An instrument requiring a strong hand, and used for
raising heavy bets, or for pulling off the stakes.

JAG  From the Spanish word zaga, meaning a load packed on the
outside of a van.  In America the load is packed on the inside of a
man.

JAM  A pantry composition in A minor.

JANITOR  From jangle, to quarrel, and torrid, meaning hot.  Hot and
quarrelsome.

JELLY-CAKE  Synonym for Belly-Ache.

JERSEY Well knit.  NEW JERSEY  Well bit.  (See Mosquito).

JEW'S HARP  From Jew, a Hebrew, and Harp, a musical instrument, the
Jew's musical instrument--being a "Sell low!"  (Old spelling,
Cello).

JIMMY  An implement employed by men of acquisitive natures who
cannot afford seats in the Stock Exchange.

JOB  An uncertain commodity regulated by a Union Card.

JOCKEY  From jog, to move slowly, and key, something that makes
fast.  Hence, one who makes the pace fast or slow, according to
instructions.

JOINT  Either a low limb from the butcher, or a low quarter in
town; in either case the lower the tougher.

JOKE  A form of humor enjoyed by some and misunderstood by most; in
England, requiring a diagram, raised letters and a club.

JOLLY  v. t., To "con" or "josh."

JOLLY BOAT  The Ship of State.

JUDGE  One who sits on a bench in a court, frames sentences and
finishes crooks for a living, and swears continually.

JULEP  An insidious friend from the South, who hands you a mint and
gives you a sweet spirit, followed shortly by a Bun.

JURY  Twelve men chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.

JUSTICE  Fair play; often sought, but seldom discovered, in company
with Law.


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