Job’s Comfort. Reproof instead of consolation.
Job’s comforter. One who brings
news of some
additional misfortune.
Job’s dock. He is laid up in
Job’s dock; i.e. in a salivation.
The apartments for the foul or venereal
patients in St.
Bartholomew’s hospital, are called
Job’s ward.
JOBATION. A reproof.
JOBBERNOLE. The head.
To job. To reprove or reprehend. Cambridge term.
Job. Any robbery. To do a job; to commit
some kind of
robbery.
Jock, or crowdy-headed Jock.
A jeering appellation for
a north country seaman, particularly a
collier; Jock being
a common name, and crowdy the chief food,
of the lower
order of the people in Northumberland.
To Jock, or JOCKUM cloy. To enjoy a woman.
JOCKUM gage. A chamber-pot, jordan, looking-glass,
or
member-mug. Cant.
JOGG-trot. To keep on a jogg-trot; to get
on with a slow
but regular pace.
Johnny bum. A he or jack ass:
so called by a lady that
affected to be extremely polite and modest,
who would
not say Jack because it was vulgar, nor
ass because it
was indecent.
Joint. To hit a joint in carving, the operator
must think
of a cuckold. To put one’s
nose out of joint; to rival one
in the favour of a patron or mistress.
Jolly, or jolly nob. The head.
I’ll lump your jolly
nob for you; I’ll give you a knock
on the head.
Jolly dog. A merry facetious fellow;
a Bon VIVANT, who
never flinches from his glass, nor cries
to go home to
bed.
Jolter head. A large head; metaphorically a stupid fellow.
JORDAIN. A great blow, or staff. I’ll
tip him a jordain if
I transnear; i.e. I’ll
give him a blow with my staff, if I
come near him. Cant.
Jordan. A chamber-pot.
Jorum. A jugg, or large pitcher.
Joseph. A woman’s great coat.
Also, a sheepish bashful
young fellow: an allusion to Joseph
who fled from Potiphar’s
wife. You are Josephus rex; you are
jo-king, i. e.
joking.
Joskin. A countryman. The dropcove
maced the Joskin
of twenty quid; The ring dropper cheated
the
countryman of twenty guineas.
Jowl. The cheek. Cheek by jowl; close
together, or cheek
to cheek. My eyes how the cull sucked
the blowen’s
jowl; he kissed the wench handsomely.


