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<h1>Jeopardy</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jeop"ard*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>jupartie</ets>, <ets>juperti</ets>, <ets>jeuparti</ets>, OF. <ets>jeu parti</ets> an even game, a game in which the chances are even; OF. <ets>jeu</ets>, <ets>ju</ets>, F. <ets>jeu</ets> (L. <ets>jocus</ets> jest) + F. <ets>partier</ets> to divide, L. <ets>partire</ets> to divide. See <er>Joke</er>, and <er>Part</er>.]</ety> <def>Exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; danger.</def>

<blockquote>There came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in <b>jeopardy</b>. <i>Luke viii. 23.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Look to thyself, thou art in <b>jeopardy</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Danger; peril; hazard; risk. See <er>Danger</er>.</syn>

<h1>Jeopardy</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jeop"ard*y</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To jeopardize.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Thackeray.</i>

<h1>Jerboa</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jer*bo"a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Ar. <ets>yarb<?/'</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any small jumping rodent of the genus <spn>Dipus</spn>, <i>esp</i>. <spn>D. \'92gyptius</spn>, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long tail.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>gerboa</asp>.]</altsp>

<note>&hand; The name is also applied to other small jumping rodents, as the <spn>Pedetes Caffer</spn>, of the Cape of Good Hope.</note>

<cs><col>Jerboa kangaroo</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>small Australian kangaroo (<spn>Bettongia penicillata</spn>), about the size of a common hare.</cd></cs>

<h1>Jereed</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jer*eed"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Ar. <ets>jer\'c6d</ets>. Cf. <er>Djereed</er>.]</ety> <def>A blunt javelin used by the people of the Levant, especially in mock fights.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>jerreed</asp>, <asp>jerid</asp>.]</altsp>

<i>Byron.</i>

<h1>Jeremiad, Jeremiade</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw><hw>Jer`e*mi"ad</hw>, <hw>Jer`e*mi"ade</hw><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <ets>Jeremiah</ets>, the prophet: cf. F. <ets>j\'82r\'82miade</ets>.]</ety> <def>A tale of sorrow, disappointment, or complaint; a doleful story; a dolorous tirade; -- generally used satirically.</def>

<blockquote>He has prolonged his complaint into an endless <b>jeremiad</b>. <i>Lamb.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Jerfalcon</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jer"fal`con</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The gyrfalcon.</def>

<h1>Jerguer</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jer"guer</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Jerquer</er>.</def>

<h1>Jerid</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jer*id"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Jereed</er>.</def>

<h1>Jerk</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jerk</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Corrupted from Peruv. <ets>charqui</ets> dried beef.]</ety> <def>To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; <as>as, <ex>jerk</ex> beef</as>. See <er>Charqui</er>.</def>

<h1>Jerk</h1> <Xpage=799>

<hw>Jerk</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Jerked</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Jerking</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Akin to <ets>yerk</ets>, and perh. also to <ets>yard</ets> a measure.]</ety>