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_ Lies have no legs--That's 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= 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). * * * * * =JEW'S HARP= From Jew, a Hebrew, and Harp, a musical instrument, the Jew's 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. * * * * * =JUSTICE= Fair play; often sought, but seldom discovered, in company with Law. A chip of the old block--A daughter of the Tenderloin. _ |
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