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Definition of Jeers
1. n. pl. See 1st Jeer
Definition of Jeers
1. Noun. (plural of jeer) ¹
2. Verb. (third-person singular of jeer) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jeers
1. jeer [v] - See also: jeer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jeers
Literary usage of Jeers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Kedge-anchor; Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Or, Young Sailors' Assistant by William N. Brady (1864)
"Reeving jeers.—The standing part is clenched round the strap of the upper block,
... At the present day, few ships are seen to carry their jeers up in their ..."
2. The Kedge-anchor, Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Appertaining Tothe Practical by William N. Brady (1882)
"At the present day, few ships are seen to carry their jeers up in their proper
places. 154.—LOWER LIFT BLOCKS Are double; an iron plate is bolted across the ..."
3. Woman: In All Ages and in All Countries by Edward Bagby Pollard, Mitchell Carroll, Alfred Brittain, Pierce Butler, John Robert Effinger, Hugo Paul Thieme, Hermann Schoenfeld, Bartlett Burleigh James, John Ruse Larus (1908)
"... for the jeers and ribald mirth of coarse-minded women no better than herself.
Such characters were also taken to the ducking stool and thoroughly doused ..."
4. A Biographical History of Lancaster County: Being a History of Early by Alexander Harris (1872)
"Ridicule and jeers were freely poured forth upon the boat and its projectors,
until, at length, as the boat moved from the wharf and increased her speed, ..."
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