Definition for JAR

JAR, n.2 [Sp. jarra, jarro; Port. id.; It. giarro.]

  1. A vessel with a large belly and broad mouth, made of earth or glass; as, a jar of honey. – Dryden. We say, an electrical battery of nine jars.
  2. A certain measure; as, a jar of oil.

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