The Foolish Dictionary Part 14
=ISLAND= A place where the bottom of the sea sticks up through the water.
=ISOLATION= From Eng. _ice_, meaning cold, and Lat. _solus_, alone. Alone in the cold.
After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile- And every meals a supper to the Hobo.
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Lies have no legs--Thats why we all have to stand for them.
=JACK= An instrument requiring a strong arm, and used for raising heavy weights, or for pulling off the boots.
=JACK-POT= An instrument requiring a strong hand, and used for raising heavy bets, or for pulling off the stakes.
=JAG= From the Spanish word _zaga_, meaning a load packed on the outside of a van. In America the load is packed on the inside of a man.
=JAM=
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A pantry composition in A minor.
=JANITOR= From _jangle_, to quarrel, and _torrid_, meaning hot.
Hot and quarrelsome.
=JELLY-CAKE= Synonym for Belly-Ache.
=JERSEY= Well knit.
=NEW JERSEY= Well bit. (See Mosquito).
=JEWS HARP=
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From Jew, a Hebrew, and Harp, a musical instrument, the Jews musical instrument being a "Sell low!" (Old spelling, Cello).
=JIMMY= An implement employed by men of acquisitive natures who cannot afford seats in the Stock Exchange.
=JOB= An uncertain commodity regulated by a Union Card.
=JOCKEY= From _jog_, to move slowly, and _key_, something that makes fast. Hence, one who makes the pace fast or slow, according to instructions.
=JOINT= Either a low limb from the butcher, or a low quarter in town; in either case the lower the tougher.
=JOKE= A form of humor enjoyed by some and misunderstood by most; in England, requiring a diagram, raised letters and a club.
=JOLLY= v. t., To "con" or "josh."
=JOLLY BOAT= The Ship of State.
=JUDGE= One who sits on a bench in a court, frames sentences and finishes crooks for a living, and swears continually.
=JULEP= An insidious friend from the South, who hands you a mint and gives you a sweet spirit, followed shortly by a Bun.
=JURY= Twelve men chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.