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<hw>Jos"tle</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>jostle</b> of South African nationalities and civilization. <i>The Nation.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Jostlement</h1> <Xpage=802>

<hw>Jos"tle*ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Crowding; hustling.</def>

<h1>Jot</h1> <Xpage=802>

<hw>Jot</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>iota</ets>, Gr. <?/ the name of the letter (E. <ets>i</ets>. Heb. <ets>y<?/d</ets>), the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet. Cf. <er>Iota</er>.]</ety> <def>An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle. Cf. <er>Bit</er>, <tt>n.</tt></def>

<blockquote>Till heaven and earth pass, one <b>jot</b> or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. <i>Matt. v. 18.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Neither will they bate One <b>jot</b> of ceremony. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Jot</h1> <Xpage=802>

<hw>Jot</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Jotted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Jotting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To set down; to make a brief note of; -- usually followed by <i>down</i>.</def>

<h1>Jotter</h1> <Xpage=802>

<hw>Jot"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who jots down memoranda.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A memorandum book.</def>

<h1>Jougs</h1> <Xpage=802>

<hw>Jougs</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>joug</ets> a yoke, L. <ets>jugum</ets>. See <er>Yoke</er>.]</ety> <def>An iron collar fastened to a wall or post, formerly used in Scotland as a kind of pillory. <altsp>[Written also <asp>juggs</asp>.]</altsp> See <er>Juke</er>.</def>

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

<h1>Jouissance</h1> <Xpage=802>

<hw>Jou"is*sance</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>jouir</ets> to enjoy, fr. L. <ets>gaudere</ets> to rejoice.]</ety> <def>Jollity; merriment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Jouk</h1> <Xpage=802>

<hw>Jouk</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>See <er>Juke</er>.</def>

<h1>Joul</h1> <Xpage=802>

<hw>Joul</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>See <er>Jowl</er>.</def>

<h1>Joule</h1> <Xpage=802>

<hw>Joule</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From the distinguished English physicist, James P. <ets>Joule</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics.)</fld> <def>A unit of work which is equal to 10<exp>7</exp> units of work in the C. G. S. system of units (ergs), and is practically equivalent to the energy expended in one second by an electric current of one ampere in a resistance of one ohm. One <i>joule</i> is approximately equal to 0.738 foot pounds.</def>

<cs><col>Joule's equivalent</col>. <cd>See under <er>Equivalent</er>, <tt>n.</tt></cd></cs>

<h1>Jounce</h1> <Xpage=802>

<hw>Jounce</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t. & i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Jounced</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Jouncing</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. <er>Jaunce</er>.]</ety> <def>To jolt; to shake, especially by rough riding or by driving over obstructions.</def>