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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 4

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A gear; a tackle. (b) pl.

2. An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship. Jeer capstan (Naut.), an extra capstan usually placed between the foremast and mainmast.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 4

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery. Midas, exposed to all their jeers, Had lost his art, and kept his ears. Swift.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 4

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as, to jeer at a speaker. But when he saw her toy and gibe and jeer. Spenser.

Synonyms: sneer; scoff; flout; gibe; mock.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 4 of 4

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at. And if we can not jeer them, we jeer ourselves. B. Jonson.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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