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A number of shares taken by a jobber.

One who engages in logrolling. [Political cant, U. S.] The jobbers and logrollers will all be against it. The. Nation.

kles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve. Canst thou . . . loose the bands of Orion Job. xxxviii. 31. Ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her; loose them, and bring them unto me. Matt. xxi. 2.

asure for a coat. The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. Job xi. 9.

Possessing might; having great power or authority. Wise in heart, and mighty in strength. Job ix. 4.

despicable; as, a miserable fellow; a miserable dinner. Miserable comforters are ye all. Job xvi. 2.

speak in a scornful or jeering manner. When thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed Job xi. 3. She had mocked at his proposal. Froude.

Nothing. [Written also nought.] Doth Job fear God for naught Job i. 9.

Sneezing. [Obs.] "By his neesings a light doth shine." Job xli. 18.

as need. Chaucer. Thou shalt not steal. Ex. xx. 15. Thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. Job vii. 8. The question is, may I do it, or may I not do it Bp. Sanderson. Not . . . but, or Not but, only. [Obs. or Colloq.] Chaucer.

ning over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles.

ses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny. "The multitude of oppressions." Job xxxv. 9.

. I will make thee rules over many things. Matt. xxv. 23. Dost thou not watch over my sin Job xiv. 16. His tender mercies are over all his works. Ps. cxlv. 9.

To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot. Job xxxix. 21.

other instrument for scratching or graving. Graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock. Job xix. 24.

Work done by the piece or job; work paid for at a rate based on the amount of work done, rather than on the time employed. The reaping was piecework, at so much per acre. R. Jefferies.

ck to the infernal pit I drag thee chained. Milton. He keepth back his soul from the pit. Job xxxiii. 18.

a father. O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbor! Job xvi. 21.

A group of small stars in the neck of the constellation Taurus. Job xxxviii. 31.

ed from the whole. These are parts of his ways; but how little a portion is heard of him! Job xxvi. 14. Portions and parcels of the dreadful past. Tennyson.