A sudden snatch or drawing pull; particularly applied to that given to the trigger of a lock. (See saccade.)
·noun A sudden start or spring. II. Jerk ·vi To flout with contempt. III. Jerk ·vi To make a sudde...
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·add. ·- A jerk or kick produced by a blow or sudden strain upon the patellar tendon of the knee, wh...
To be whipped. CANT. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose