'"Lor, Miss, how you did froughten I! I be all of a jimmy-swiver," and she visibly trembled, which was what she meant.'—Greene Ferne Farm, ch. vii.
*Jitch, Jitchy. Such.—N.W. (Malmesbury.)
Jobbet. A small load (A.).—N.W.
*Jod. The letter J (A.S.).
Johnny Chider, Chan-chider. The Sedge Warbler, Salicaria phragmitis. So called 'because it scolds so.'—S.W. Jan Chider (S.).
Jolter-headed. Wrong-headed; used generally of a jealous spouse. 'Her wur allus a jolter-headed 'ooman.'—N.W. (Clyffe Pypard.)
Jonnick. Honest, fair, straightforward in dealings (S.).—N. & S.W.
Joseph-and-Mary. Pulmonaria officinalis, L., Common Lung-wort, the flowers being of two colours, red and blue.—N.W.
Joy-bird. The Jay, Garrulus glandarius. The name commonly used in N. Wilts for the Jay. Fr. geai.—N.W. (Savernake Forest, &c.)
Jumble. A kind of coarse dark brown sweetmeat (My Old Village).—N.W.