Jade

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1. Noun

A stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes whitish. It is very hard and compact, capable of fine polish, and is used for ornamental purposes and for implements, esp. in Eastern countries and among many early peoples.

2. Noun

A mean or tired horse; a worthless nag.

3. Noun

A disreputable or vicious woman; a wench; a quean; also, sometimes, a worthless man.

4. Noun

A young woman; -- generally so called in irony or slight contempt.

5. Verb

To treat like a jade; to spurn.

6. Verb

To make ridiculous and contemptible.

7. Verb

To exhaust by overdriving or long-continued labor of any kind; to tire or wear out by severe or tedious tasks; to harass.

8. Verb

To become weary; to lose spirit.

9. Noun

an old or over-worked horse
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