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A turn. [Only in phrase.] On the jar, on the turn, ajar, as a door.

The goatsucker.

A poisonous serpent of Brazil (Bothrops jararaca), about eighteen inches long, and of a dusky, brownish color, variegated with red and black spots.

To wet; to bemire. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

An ornamental stand or receptacle for plants, flowers, etc., used as a piece of decorative furniture in room.

A callous tumor on the leg of a horse, below the hock.

To emit a harsh or discordant sound. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

age; gibberish; hence, an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang. "A barbarous jargon." Macaulay. "All jargon of the schools." Prior. The jargon which serves the traffickers. Johnson.

A variety of pear which ripens early.

Of or pertaining to the mineral jargon.

One addicted to jargon; one who uses cant or slang. Macaulay.

A chief; an earl; in English history, one of the leaders in the Danish and Norse invasions. Longfellow.

An earthnut. Dr. Prior.

An ocher-yellow mineral occurring on minute rhombohedral crystals. It is a hydrous sulphate of iron and potash.

The mahoganylike wood of the Australian Eucalyptus marginata. See Eucalyptus.

Shaking; disturbing; discordant. "A jarring sound." Dryden.

In a jarring or discordant manner.

A hackney coach. [Slang, Eng.] The litter at the bottom of the jarvy. T. Hook.

Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar.

A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at the top for lifting it. It is used for a great variety of purposes; as, with the air pump, and for holding gases, also for keeping the dust from articles exposed to view.