To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, jerk beef. See Charqui.
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To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch a thing out of another's hand; to twitch off clusters of grapes.
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To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, jerk beef. See Charqui.
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To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, jerk beef. See Charqui.
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That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a hindrance.
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To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.
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The griffin.
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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…
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To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.
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An involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers.
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The state of being reduced to fibers.
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A local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles; especially, such a motion of some of the muscles of the face; twitching; velication; -- ca…
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Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily Anserinae, and belonging to Anser, Branta, Chen, and several allied genera. See Anseres.
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To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose.
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To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, jerk beef. See Charqui.
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To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, jerk beef. See Charqui.
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of Jerk
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of Jerk
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of Twitch
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of Twitch
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A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron.
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To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, jerk beef. See Charqui.
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A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram.
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To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as be…
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To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orang…
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To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.
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of Twitch
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The act of twitching, or of causing to twitch.
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