Definition of jar

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"Jar (n.) In deep well boring, a device resembling two long chain links, for connecting a percussion drill to the rod or rope which works it, so that the drill is driven down by impact and is jerked loose when jammed..

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Linsey-woolsey :: Linsey-woolsey (n.) Jargon.
Brinjaree :: Brinjaree (n.) A rough-haired East Indian variety of the greyhound.
Mouth :: Mouth (n.) The opening of a vessel by which it is filled or emptied, charged or discharged; as, the mouth of a jar or pitcher; the mouth of the lacteal vessels, etc..
Electrify :: Electrify (v. t.) To communicate electricity to; to charge with electricity; as, to electrify a jar..
Jargon :: "Jargon (v. i.) To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner..
Jarring :: Jarring (n.) Discord; a clashing of interests.
Jar :: "Jar (n.) The measure of what is contained in a jar; as, a jar of oil; a jar of preserves..
Jar :: "Jar (n.) In deep well boring, a device resembling two long chain links, for connecting a percussion drill to the rod or rope which works it, so that the drill is driven down by impact and is jerked loose when jammed..
Jarosite :: Jarosite (n.) An ocher-yellow mineral occurring on minute rhombohedral crystals. It is a hydrous sulphate of iron and potash.
Knock :: Knock (n.) A blow; a stroke with something hard or heavy; a jar.
Gurglet :: Gurglet (n.) A porous earthen jar for cooling water by evaporation.
Discordant :: Discordant (n.) Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord; harsh; jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds..
Discharger :: Discharger (n.) One who, or that which, discharges. Specifically, in electricity, an instrument for discharging a Leyden jar, or electrical battery, by making a connection between the two surfaces; a discharging rod..
Slang :: Slang (n.) Low, vulgar, unauthorized language; a popular but unauthorized word, phrase, or mode of expression; also, the jargon of some particular calling or class in society; low popular cant; as, the slang of the theater, of college, of sailors, etc..
Jar :: Jar (n.) Clash of interest or opinions; collision; discord; debate; slight disagreement.
Jar :: Jar (n.) A turn. [Only in phrase..
Leyden Phial :: Leyden phial () A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate electricity. It is coated with tin foil, within and without, nearly to its top, and is surmounted by a brass knob which communicates with the inner coating, for the purpose of charging it with electricity. It is so named from having been invented in Leyden, Holland..
Chinook :: Chinook (n.) A jargon of words from various languages (the largest proportion of which is from that of the Chinooks) generally understood by all the Indian tribes of the northwestern territories of the United States.
Hydria :: Hydria (n.) A water jar; esp., one with a large rounded body, a small neck, and three handles. Some of the most beautiful Greek vases are of this form..
Stinkpot :: Stinkpot (n.) An earthen jar charged with powder, grenades, and other materials of an offensive and suffocating smell, -- sometimes used in boarding an enemy's vessel..
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