Glossary list
Glossaries
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| job² | According to the Biblical Book of Job. God allows Satan to visit terrible trials upon Job to test him. In a short period of time, marauders and lightning claim all Job's livestock, then a desert wind blows down a house, killing all of Job's sons and daughters. When Job keeps his faith in God, Satan afflicts him with painful sores all over his body. Job's wife urges him to "Curse God and die." (Job 2:9, NIV) Finally, God appears to Job and Job, acknowledges God's right as Creator to do whatever he pleases. Reference: |
| job¹ | A cartload; the amount that a horse and cart can bring at one time. [OED]
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| Joey(1) | A Britannia Groat a coin that was issued until 1855, when it dropped out of use in the UK because of confusion with the 3d which started to be issued for general circulation in 1845(i) The nickname “joey” was transferred to the new threepenny piece
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| John Bull(2) | Sunday Newspaper and later magazine 1820-1960
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| John_Bull³ | John Bull: The personification of the United Kingdom in general and England in particular. Often used in political works, cartoons and popular songs.
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Jackee Bull |
| joss¹ | boss [OED]
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| Jove¹ | A poetical equivalent of Jupiter, name of the highest deity of the ancient Romans [OED]
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| judge Abbot |
Abbott, Charles, first Baron Tenterden (1762–1832), judge
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| juggernaut¹ | An idol of the Hindu deity Krishna, dragged in procession on an enormous car, under the wheels of which many devotees are said to have formerly thrown themselves to be crushed. [OED]
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| Jump Jim Crow | Jump Jim Crow (Roud 12442) is a black face minstrel song and dance from 1828.
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| Jumped o’er brush and steel |
Informal wedding ceremony
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| Kail-pot |
A pot for cooking broth or soup. (Tyneside)
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| Keel(1) | Large, Shallow drafted large boats that carried the coal from the banks of both rivers to the waiting collier ships
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| keel(2) | Meaning not known
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| Keelman¹ | Keelman: One who operates a keel - a large, shallow drafted boats that carried the coal from the banks of both rivers to the waiting collier ships
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keelmen¹ |
| kent¹ | known, recognised, acknowledged, perceived, [Dictionaries of the Scots Language]
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| ken¹ | A house; esp. a house where thieves, beggars, or disreputable characters meet or lodge. [OED]
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| king's speech | King's speech: a speech delivered by the sovereign at the opening or prorogation of Parliament [OED]
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| kist(1) | A chest or trunk
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| kite¹ | A red kite (milvus milvus)
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