The Foolish Dictionary Part 14

=ISLAND= A place where the bottom of the sea sticks up through the water.

=ISOLATION= From Eng. _ice_, meaning cold, and Lat. _solus_, alone. Alone in the cold.

After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile- And every meal's a supper to the Hobo.

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Lies have no legs--That's why we all have to stand for them.

=JACK= An instrument requiring a strong arm, and used for raising heavy weights, or for pulling off the boots.

=JACK-POT= An instrument requiring a strong hand, and used for raising heavy bets, or for pulling off the stakes.

=JAG= From the Spanish word _zaga_, meaning a load packed on the outside of a van. In America the load is packed on the inside of a man.

=JAM=

[Ill.u.s.tration]

A pantry composition in A minor.

=JANITOR= From _jangle_, to quarrel, and _torrid_, meaning hot.

Hot and quarrelsome.

=JELLY-CAKE= Synonym for Belly-Ache.

=JERSEY= Well knit.

=NEW JERSEY= Well bit. (See Mosquito).

=JEW'S HARP=

[Ill.u.s.tration]

From Jew, a Hebrew, and Harp, a musical instrument, the Jew's musical instrument being a "Sell low!" (Old spelling, Cello).

=JIMMY= An implement employed by men of acquisitive natures who cannot afford seats in the Stock Exchange.

=JOB= An uncertain commodity regulated by a Union Card.

=JOCKEY= From _jog_, to move slowly, and _key_, something that makes fast. Hence, one who makes the pace fast or slow, according to instructions.

=JOINT= Either a low limb from the butcher, or a low quarter in town; in either case the lower the tougher.

=JOKE= A form of humor enjoyed by some and misunderstood by most; in England, requiring a diagram, raised letters and a club.

=JOLLY= v. t., To "con" or "josh."

=JOLLY BOAT= The s.h.i.+p of State.

=JUDGE= One who sits on a bench in a court, frames sentences and finishes crooks for a living, and swears continually.

=JULEP= An insidious friend from the South, who hands you a mint and gives you a sweet spirit, followed shortly by a Bun.

=JURY= Twelve men chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.