JERQUING

Etymology

Noun

jerquing (uncountable)

(UK, archaic) The searching of a ship for unentered goods.

Source: Wiktionary


Jer"quing, n.

Definition: The searching of a ship for unentered goods. [Eng.] [Written also jerguer.]

Jer"quing, n.

Definition: The searching of a ship for unentered goods. [Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”


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