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Disjointed; unconnected; -- opposed to conjoint. Milton.

Separated at the joints; disconnected; incoherent. -- Dis*joint"ed*ly, adv. -- Dis*joint"ed*ness, n.

In a disjointed state. Sandys.

A universal joint. See under Universal.

To disjoint; to separate. [Obs.] Holland.

The joint of the knee.

Geniculate; kneed. See Kneed, a., 2.

Having a lap joint, or lap joints, as many kinds of woodwork and metal work.

To reunite the joints of; to joint anew. Barrow.

Having short intervals between the joints; -- said of a plant or an animal, especially of a horse whose pastern is too short.

Having straight joints. Specifically:

To disjoint.

Disjointed; unconnected; hence, incoherent. Shak.

A joint in a stone pavement where the stones are left slightly higher than elsewhere, the rest of the surface being sunken or dished. The raised surface is intended to prevent the settling of water in the joints.

Articulation, usually that kind of articulation which admits of free motion in the joint; diarthrosis. Coxe.

The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar. Gwilt.

Being without joints; jointless.

A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds; hence, in the plural, equivalent to stocks. [A Gallicism] [Obs.] The Euripus of funds and actions. Burke.

A shareholder in joint-stock company. [Obs.]

rt in each other's advancement. Sir T. More. True religion . . . proposes for its end the joint advancement of the virtue and happiness of the people. Horsley.