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<hw>Jag"ger</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who carries about a small load; a peddler. See 2d <er>Jag</er>.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<i>Sir W. Scott.</i>

<h1>Jagger</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Jag"ger</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From 4th <er>Jag</er>.]</ety> <def>One who, or that which, jags; specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> jagging iron used for crimping pies, cakes, etc. <sd>(b)</sd> A toothed chisel. See <er>Jag</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt></def>

<cs><col>Jagger spring</col>, <cd>a spring beneath a seat, and resting on cleats or blocks in the body of a vehicle.</cd></cs>

<i>Knight.</i>

<h1>Jaggery</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Jag"ger*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Hind <ets>j\'begr\'c6</ets>. Cf. <er>Sugar</er>.]</ety> <def>Raw palm sugar, made in the East Indies by evaporating the fresh juice of several kinds of palm trees, but specifically that of the palmyra (<spn>Borassus flabelliformis</spn>).</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>jagghery</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Jaggy</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Jag"gy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having jags; set with teeth; notched; uneven; <as>as, <ex>jaggy</ex> teeth</as>.</def>

<i>Addison.</i>

<h1>Jaghir</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Ja"ghir</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Per. <ets>j\'beg\'c6r</ets>.]</ety> <def>A village or district the government and revenues of which are assigned to some person, usually in consideration of some service to be rendered, esp. the maintenance of troops.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>jaghire</asp>, <asp>jagir</asp>, etc.]</altsp> <mark>[India]</mark>

<i>Whitworth.</i>

<h1>Jaghirdar</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Ja"ghir*dar`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Per. <ets>j\'beg\'c6r-d\'ber</ets>.]</ety> <def>The holder of a jaghir.</def>

<h1>Jagua palm</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Ja"gua palm`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[Sp. <ets>jagua</ets> the fruit of the jagua palm.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A great Brazilian palm (<spn>Maximiliana regia</spn>), having immense spathes which are used for baskets and tubs.</def>

<h1>Jaguar</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Ja*guar"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Braz. <ets>yago\'a0ra</ets>: cf. & Pg. <ets>jaguar</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large and powerful feline animal (<spn>Felis onca</spn>), ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia. It is usually brownish yellow, with large, dark, somewhat angular rings, each generally inclosing one or two dark spots. It is chiefly arboreal in its habits. Called also the <altname>American tiger</altname>.</def><-- now Panthera onca; also called panther -->

<h1>Jaguarondi</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Ja`gua*ron"di</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A South American wild cat (<spn>Felis jaguarondi</spn>), having a long, slim body and very short legs. Its color is grayish brown, varied with a blackish hue. It is arboreal in its habits and feeds mostly on birds.</def>

<h1>Jah</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Jah</hw> <tt>(j&aum;)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Heb. <ets>y\'beh</ets>.]</ety> <def>Jehovah.</def>

<i>Ps. lxviii. 4.</i>

<h1>Jail</h1> <Xpage=796>

<hw>Jail</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>jaile</ets>, <ets>gail</ets>, <ets>gayhol</ets>, OF. <ets>gaole</ets>, <ets>gaiole</ets>, <ets>jaiole</ets>, F. <ets>ge\'93le</ets>, LL. <ets>gabiola</ets>, dim. of <ets>gabia</ets> cage, for L. <ets>cavea</ets> cavity, cage. See <er>Cage</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>gaol</asp>.]</altsp>

<blockquote>This <b>jail</b> I count the house of liberty. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>