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Definition of Jerkwaters
1. jerkwater [n] - See also: jerkwater
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jerkwaters
Literary usage of Jerkwaters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Magnate Or the People by John Martin Johnson (1913)
"The other "jerkwater" empire builders added the "jerkwaters" they had built, ...
But their "jerkwaters" through merger, soon lost their physical identity, ..."
2. The Modern Railroad by Edward Hungerford (1911)
"... nor peanut branches, nor jerkwaters upon that system. Hereafter there are to
be none upon this. The man who is hauling a train on the most remote corner ..."
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