Lexicon: jig – joint

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jig, n. [uncertain origin, poss. related to OFr gigue, stringed instrument, rude fiddle.] (webplay: dance).

Lively, rapid, springy kind of dance for light performance or entertainment.

jocose (jocoser), adj. [L. jocosus.]

Merry; joking; playful; given to jesting.

jocund, adj. [OFr jocond < L. pleasant, agreeable, delightful.]

Joyful; cheerful; delightful; light-hearted; expressing happiness; communicating merriment.

joggle (joggling), v. [uncertain origin < jog , to shake up, jerk, jolt.]

  1. Tip; bump; knock; give a sudden but slight push.
  2. Bounce; jostle; travel down a bumpy road.
  3. Upset; disturb; disrupt; interrupt.

John, proper n. [L. < Gk < Heb. yôchānān, God is gracious.]

  1. John the Baptist; son of Zacharias and Elisabeth; cousin of Jesus; man who prepared the way for Christ; visionary who suffered imprisonment, persecution, and execution by beheading under Herodias' orders (see Luke 2; Matthew 14; see also next definition).
  2. John the Beloved; son of Zebedee; brother of James; one of the Twelve disciples of Jesus; apostle who rested his head on Christ's breast at the Last Supper; author of the book of Revelation; holy man who has not known death; witness of Christ who did not die so that he can testify of the death and resurrection of Christ (see John 21); [see ED's letters.]

John, proper n. [See Alden, John, proper n.]

John, Little, proper n. [see John, proper n. above.]

Little John; John Little of Derbyshire; giant bowman; loyal companion of Robin Hood; member of a green-clad forest band who robbed from the rich to feed the poor.

join (-s), v. [OFr joign < L. jungre to join, root.] (webplay: mind).

  1. Take the sacrament; commit under oath; unite oneself to a religious affiliation.
  2. Physically unite; reattach two separate sides.
  3. Meet; touch; connect; continues.
  4. Escort; accompany; go with somebody

joint (-s), n. [OFr jointe.] (webplay: wood).

Rows of a field; shallow valleys formed into farmland for the seeding process.

joint, v. [see joint, n.]

Cleave; cut into segments; divide into quarters.