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<hw>Jen"net*ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prob. fr. a dim. of <ets>Jean</ets> John, so named as becoming ripe about St. <ets>John's</ets> day, June 24. F. <ets>Jean</ets> is fr. L. <ets>Johannes</ets>. See <er>Zany</er>.]</ety> <def>A variety of early apple. See <er>Juneating</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>geniting</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Jenny</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jen"ny</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Jennies</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A familiar or pet form of the proper name <i>Jane</i>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A familiar name of the European wren.</def>

<cs><col>Jenny ass</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a female ass.</cd></cs>

<h1>Jenny</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jen"ny</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>gin</ets> an engine; influenced by <ets>Jenny</ets>, the proper name. See <er>Gin</er> an engine, and cf. <er>Ginny-carriage</er>.]</ety> <def>A machine for spinning a number of threads at once, -- used in factories.</def>

<h1>Jentling</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jent"ling</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A fish of the genus <spn>Leuciscus</spn>; the blue chub of the Danube.</def>

<h1>Jeofail</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jeof"ail</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>j'ai failli</ets> I have failed.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An oversight in pleading, or the acknowledgment of a mistake or oversight.</def>

<i>Blackstone.</i>

<h1>Jeopard</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jeop"ard</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Jeoparded</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Jeoparding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From <er>Jeopardy</er>.]</ety> <def>To put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury; to imperil; to hazard.</def>

<i>Sir T. North.</i>

<blockquote>A people that <b>jeoparded</b> their lives unto the death. <i>Judg. v. 18.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To hazard; risk; imperil; endanger; expose.</syn>

<h1>Jeoparder</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jeop"ard*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who puts in jeopardy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Jeopardize</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jeop"ard*ize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Jeopardized</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Jeopardizing</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <def>To expose to loss or injury; to risk; to jeopard.</def>

<blockquote>That he should <b>jeopardize</b> his willful head Only for spite at me. <i>H. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Jeopardous</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jeop"ard*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Perilous; hazardous.</def>

<blockquote>His goodly, valiant, and <b>jeopardous</b> enterprise. <i>Fuller.</i></blockquote>

-- <wordforms><wf>Jeop"ard*ous*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<i>Huloet.</i>