A stipulated work.
·noun A sudden thrust or stab; a jab. II. Job ·vt To thrust in, as a pointed instrument. III. Job ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
he that weeps or cries ...
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Persecuted, an Arabian patriarch who resided in the land of Uz (q.v.). While living in the midst of ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
1) A guinea. 2) Any robbery. To do a job; to commit some kind of robbery. to job To reprove or re...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
a piece of labour, undertaken at a stated price. Norf. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
the patriarch, from whom one of the books of the Old Testament is named. His residence in the land o...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
One who gets a temporary appointment to a ship, whose regular commander is a member of parliament, &...
The Sailor's Word-Book
, or hack-watch , for taking astronomical sights, which saves taking the chronometer on deck or on...
A great diversity of opinion exists as to the authorship of this book. From internal evidence, such ...
This book has given rise to much discussion and criticism, some believing the book to be strictly hi...