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Wagtail :: Wagtail (n.) Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging to Motacilla and several allied genera of the family Motacillidae. They have the habit of constantly jerking their long tails up and down, whence the name..

Jerkin :: Jerkin (n.) A jacket or short coat; a close waistcoat.

Tweak :: Tweak (n.) A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose..

Twitch :: Twitch (v. t.) To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch a thing out of another's hand; to twitch off clusters of grapes..

Lash :: Lash (v. t.) To throw out with a jerk or quickly.

Bob :: Bob (n.) A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head..

Capriole :: Capriole (v. i.) A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap..

Jerkin :: Jerkin (n.) A male gyrfalcon.

Jerk :: "Jerk (v. i.) To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by starts..

Jerk :: Jerk (v. i.) To flout with contempt.

Jerk :: "Jerk (v. t.) To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, jerk beef. See Charqui..

Easiness :: Easiness (n.) Freedom from jolting, jerking, or straining..

Ebrillade :: Ebrillade (n.) A bridle check; a jerk of one rein, given to a horse when he refuses to turn..

Ballotade :: Ballotade (v. i.) A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or upon a straight line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows only the shoes of his hind feet, without jerking out..

Jerked :: Jerked (imp. & p. p.) of Jer.

Hitch :: Hitch (v. t.) To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; -- said of something obstructed or impeded..

Jerky :: "Jerky (a.) Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky style..

Switchel :: Switch (v. i.) To walk with a jerk.

Flounce :: Flounce (v. i.) To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to spring, turn, or twist with sudden effort or violence; to struggle, as a horse in mire; to flounder; to throw one's self with a jerk or spasm, often as in displeasure..

Jolt :: "Jolt (n.) A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage moving over rough ground..

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