Part 6199

<i>Locke.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An effort; an attempt; a venture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Our fortune lies Upon this<b>jump</b>. <i> Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The space traversed by a leap.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry.</def>

<cs><col>From the jump</col>, <cd>from the start or beginning.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col>Jump joint</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A butt joint</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A flush joint, as of plank in carvel-built vessels.</cd> -- <col>Jump seat</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A movable carriage seat</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A carriage constructed with a seat which may be shifted so as to make room for second or extra seat</cd>. Also used adjectively; <as>as, a <ex>jump-seat<ex> wagon</as>.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Jump</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "<i>Jump</i> names."

<i>B. Jonson.</i>

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<hw>Jump</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Exactly; pat.</def><mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

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<hw>Jump"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who, or that which, jumps.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A long drilling tool used by masons and quarrymen.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A rude kind of sleigh; -- usually, a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark>

<i>J. F. Cooper.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The larva of the cheese fly. See <cref>Cheese fly</cref>, under <er>Cheese</er>.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A name applied in the 18th century to certain Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was characterized by violent convulsions.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <fld>(Horology)</fld> <def>spring to impel the star wheel, also a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece.</def>

<cs><col>Baby jumper</col>. <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col>Bounty jumper</col>. <cd>See under <er>Bounty</er>.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Jump"er</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See 1st <er>Jump</er>.]</ety> <def>A loose upper garment</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A sort of blouse worn by workmen over their ordinary dress to protect it</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A fur garment worn in Arctic journeys.</def>

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<hw>Jump"ing</hw>, <tt>p. a. & vb. n.</tt> <def>of <er>Jump</er>, to leap.</def>

<cs><col>Jumping bean</col>, <cd>a seed of a Mexican <spn>Euphorbia</spn>, containing the larva of a moth (<spn>Carpocapsa saltitans</spn>). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about.</cd> -- <col>Jumping deer</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a South African rodent (<spn>Pedetes Caffer</spn>), allied to the jerboa.</cd> -- <col>Jumping jack</col>, <cd>a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to jump or dance by means of strings.</cd> -- <col>Jumping louse</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family <spn>Psyllid\'91</spn>, several of which are injurious to fruit trees.</cd> -- <col>Jumping mouse</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>North American mouse (<spn>Zapus Hudsonius</spn>), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also <altname>kangaroo mouse</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Jumping mullet</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>gray mullet.</cd> -- <col>Jumping shrew</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any African insectivore of the genus <spn>Macroscelides</spn>. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping.</cd> -- <col>Jumping spider</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>spider of the genus <spn>Salticus</spn> and other related genera; one of the Saltigrad\'91; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey.</cd></cs>

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