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121DiMaggio,Joseph Paul — Di·Mag·gio (də mäʹzhē ō, măjʹē ō), Joseph Paul. Known as “Jolting Joe” and “the Yankee Clipper.” 1914 1999. American baseball player. A center fielder for the New York Yankees (1936 1951), he is considered the best all around player ever at that… …
122curricle — /kerr i keuhl/, n. a light, two wheeled, open carriage drawn by two horses abreast. [1675 85; < L curriculum; see CURRICULUM] * * * ▪ carriage open, two wheeled gentleman s carriage, popular in England from about 1700 to 1850. It was pulled …
123grab — grab1 grabbable, adj. /grab/, v., grabbed, grabbing, n. v.t. 1. to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar. 2. to take illegal possession of; seize forcibly or unscrupulously: to grab land. 3. to obtain and consume… …
124jigger — jigger1 /jig euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that jigs. 2. Naut. a. the lowermost sail set on a jiggermast. b. jiggermast. c. a light tackle, as a gun tackle. 3. any of various mechanical devices, many of which have a jerky or jolting motion. 4.… …
125jog — jog1 jogger, n. /jog/, v., jogged, jogging, n. v.t. 1. to move or shake with a push or jerk: The horseman jogged the reins lightly. 2. to cause to function with a jolt for a moment or in a series of disconnected motions: He jogged the motor and… …
126joggle — joggler, n. /jog euhl/, v., joggled, joggling, n. v.t. 1. to shake slightly; move to and fro, as by repeated jerks; jiggle: She joggled the key in the lock a couple of times before getting the door open. 2. to cause to shake or totter as by a… …
127jog trot — 1. a slow, regular, jolting pace, as of a horse. 2. an uneventful, humdrum way of living, doing something, etc.: a sleepy little town where life proceeded at a jog trot. [1700 10] * * * …
128jolt — jolter, n. joltingly, adv. joltless, adj. /johlt/, v.t. 1. to jar, shake, or cause to move by or as if by a sudden rough thrust; shake up roughly: The bus jolted its passengers as it went down the rocky road. 2. to knock sharply so as to dislodge …
