HYGROMETER, an Instrument to measure the Moisture of the Air.
HYMN, a spiritual Song or Psalm.
HYPOCHONDRIACK, troubled with the Spleen or Melancholy.
HYPOCRISY, Dissimulation, Counterfeit, Deceit.
HYPOCRITE, a Dissembler.
HYPOCRITICAL, belonging to a Dissembler, or Hypocrite.
HYPOTHESIS, a Supposition.
HYSSOP, an Herb.
HYSTERICK PASSION, Fits of the Mother, a Disease in women.
HYTH, HYTHE, a little Haven or Port, to load and unload Goods at, as QueenHythe, &c.
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To JABBER, to speak hastily and indistinctly, to talk Gibberish.
JACENT, lying along.
JACINTH, a precious Stone of a blewish Colour
JACK, the Nickname for John.
A JACK, an Engine to roast Meat, also a Device to pull off Boats, also a Leathern Vessel for Drink; likewise a Fish. In Bowling, the Mark bowled at.
JACKAL, a black shaghaired Beast who hunts out for the Lion's Prey.
JACKET, a Waistcoat, or short under Coat.
JACOB, the Father of the Twelve Patriarchs.
JACOBITES, a Name given to the Partisans of King James.
JACOBUS, a Gold Coin stamped by King James I called a Broad-piece, and valued at Twenty-three Shillings.
A JADE, a bad Horse which will not go without Spurring, also a lewd Woman, a Strumpet.
To JAGG, to notch, or make rugged.
JAGGED, notched, rugged.
JAGGING-IRON, an Instrument used by Pastry-Cooks.
JAIL. See GOAL.
JAKES, a House or Office, a necessary House.
JAMAICA, a famous Island in America
JAMS, JAMBS, the Side-posts of a Door.
JAMES, a proper Name of Men.
JANE, a proper Name of Women
To JANGLE, to differ, or be at variance, to contend in Words
JANIZARIES, the FootGuards of the Grand Seignior; also certain Officers at Rome who revise the Pope's Bulls.
JANSENIST, one who follows the Opinion of Jansenius.
JANTY, JAUNTY, ramping, wanton.
JANUARY, the first Month of the Year, so called from Janus.
To JAPAN, to varnish upon Wood, &c.
JARGON, Gibberish, Fustian Language, Pedlars French.
To JARR, to quarrel, or fall out. In Musick, to disagree in Sound.
A JARR, a Quarrel, or Falling-out; also an Earthen Velsel for Oil, containing from Eighteen to Twenty-six Gallons.
A JARR, as the Door stands a jarr
JASMIN, a Shrub bearing a fragrant Flower
JASPER, a precious Stone, of a green Colour, with red Veins, and of other Colours.
JAVELIN, a Dart, or HalfPike used in War by the Antients.
JAUNDICE, a Disease caused by the Overflowing of the Gall.
To JAUNT, to trot trudge about.
A JAUNT, a tedious, fatiguing, troublesome Walk.
JAWS, the Bones in which the Teeth are fixed.
A JAY, a Bird.
JAZEL, a sort of precious Stone of a blew Colour.
ICE, a hard transparent Body, formed by some liquid Matter congealed.
ICH DIEN, a Motto Belonging to the Prince of Wales's Arms, signifying, I serve.
IDEA, the Image or Representation of any thing conceived in the Mind.
IDENTICAL, IDENTICK, the same.
IDENTITY, the Sameness of a Thing
IDIOM, the peculiar Phrase or Expression in any Language.
IDIOT, a natural Fool, a Changeling.
IDLE, slothful, sluggish, lazy.
IDOL, an Image or Statue representing some false Deity.
IDOLATER, a Worshipper of Idols
IDOLATROUS, given to the worship of Idols.
IDOLATRY, Idol-worship.
To IDOLIZE, to be extremely fond of, to doat upon.
JEALOUS, afraid of having a Rival, tender of.
JEALOUSLY, Suspicion, Mistrust.
To JEER, to laugh at, or ridicule.
JEHOAHAZ, a King of Judah.
JEHOSHAPHAT, a King of Judah.
JEHOVAH, the most sacred Name of God, signifying, who is, who was, and is to come.
JEHU, a Captain, who was anointed King by Elisha.
JEJUNE, barren, dry, empty in Style.
JELLY, Broth which standing till it is cold grows tough, and resembles Ice.
JENNETS, Spanish or Barbary Mares
JENNY WREN, a fine Song Bird
To JEOPARD, to hazard.
JEOPARDY, Danger, Hazard, Risk.
JEREMIAH, a Prophet of the Jews.
JERGUER, an Officer of the Custom-house, who oversees the Waiters.
To JERK, to lash; also to pull or twitch suddenly.
JERKIN, a short upper Coat.
JEROBOAM, the first King of the Ten Tribes of Israel.
JERSEY, the finest Wooll, separated from the rest by Combing.
JERUSALEM, the chief City in Judah.
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES, a Plant like Potatoes.
JESSAMIN, a Shrub bearing sweet scented Flowers.
JESSE, the Father of King David.