In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
JUMPINGS
Noun
jumpings
plural of jumping
Source: Wiktionary
JUMPING
Jump"ing, p. a. & vb. n.
Definition: of Jump, to leap. Jumping bean, a seed of a Mexican Euphorbia, containing the larva of a moth (Carpocapsa saltitans). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about.
– Jumping deer (Zoöl.), a South African rodent (Pedetes Caffer), allied to the jerboa.
– Jumping jack, a toy figure of a man, jointed and made to jump or dance by means of strings.
– Jumping louse (Zoöl.), any of the numerous species of plant lice belonging to the family Psyllidæ, several of which are injurious to fruit trees.
– Jumping mouse (Zoöl.), North American mouse (Zapus Hudsonius), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is noted for its jumping powers. Called also kangaroo mouse.
– Jumping mullet (Zoöl.), gray mullet.
– Jumping shrew (Zoöl.), any African insectivore of the genus Macroscelides. They are allied to the shrews, but have large hind legs adapted for jumping.
– Jumping spider (Zoöl.), spider of the genus Salticus and other related genera; one of the Saltigradæ; -- so called because it leaps upon its prey.
JUMP
Jump, n. Etym: [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a skirt. Cf. Juppon.] (a) A kind of loose jacket for men. (b) pl.
Definition: A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
Jump, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jumped; p. pr. & vb. n. Jumping.] Etym: [Akin to OD. gumpen, dial. G. gumpen, jumpen.]
1. To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air; to spring; to bound; to leap. Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a half by the square. Shak.
2. To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. "The jumping chariots." Nahum iii. 2. A flock of geese jump down together. Dryden.
3. To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by with. "It jumps with my humor." Shak. To jump at, to spring to; hence, fig., to accept suddenly or eagerly; as, a fish jumps at a bait; to jump at a chance.
Jump, v. t.
1. To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap; as, to jump a stream.
2. To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the ditch.
3. To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [Obs.] To jump a body with a dangerous physic. Shak.
4. (Smithwork) (a) To join by a butt weld. (b) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
5. (Quarrying)
Definition: To bore with a jumper. To jump a claim, to enter upon and take possession of land to which another has acquired a claim by prior entry and occupation. [Western U. S. & Australia] See Claim, n., 3.
– To jump one's bail, to abscond while at liberty under bail bonds. [Slang, U. S.]
Jump, n.
1. The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound. "To advance by jumps." Locke.
2. An effort; an attempt; a venture. [Obs.] Our fortune lies Upon thisjump. Shak.
3. The space traversed by a leap.
4. (Mining)
Definition: A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.
5. (Arch.)
Definition: An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of brickwork or masonry. From the jump, from the start or beginning. [Colloq.] -- Jump joint. (a) A butt joint. (b) A flush joint, as of plank in carvel-built vessels.
– Jump seat. (a) A movable carriage seat. (b) A carriage constructed with a seat which may be shifted so as to make room for second or extra seat. Also used adjectively; as, a jump-seat wagon.
Jump, a.
Definition: Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise. [Obs.] "Jump names." B. Jonson.
Jump, adv.
Definition: Exactly; pat.[Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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