JAW’D—Abused. He jaw’d me rarely when Ah spak tull him fer his awn good.
JERRY—They’re varra few noo, er t’ jerries, whar they sell yal without ass’in t’ Queen, an’ mak ther awn. If they’re co’ed jerry whols acos o’ t’ bad yal they sell, ther’s neea wonder at “jerry” bein’ used fer seea many maks o’ thing ’at’s up to varra lal.
JET, JERK, JERT—To throw a stone by bringing the elbow in contact with the side, instead of the usual over-arm method of throwing. Ah cud varra near jet it as far as thoo can throw ’t.
JET—To shake hands. Children’s rhyme, as follows:
Shak hands lal kind cousin,
Lang sen we met;
A cup o’ good ale,
Jet, Jet, Jet.
JIB—Face. Hod up thi jib tell Ah wesh ’t. Near to Shap on the Appleby road is a point spoken of as t’ “Jib.” “We war gaan ower t’ Jib afooar ye come ta t’ Rakes,”—from which it almost seems that the crest of a hill or the edge; of a higher level is known as a Jib.
JIG, JIGGEN—Fussing about. Thoo’s jiggen aboot i’ good time ta-day.