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jerker

noun

Etymology

From jerk + -er.

  1. inherited from ġearcian — “to prepare, make ready, procure, furnish, supply”
  2. derived from ġearc
  3. derived from yerkid — “tightly pulled”
  4. inherited from yerk
  5. formed as jerker — “jerk + -er”

Definitions

  1. A North American river chub, a hornyhead chub (Nocomis biguttatus).

  2. Someone or something that jerks.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA