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JAR

Volume 11 · 59 words · 1815 Edition

or JARR, an earthen pot or pitcher, with a big belly and two handles.—The word comes from the Spanish jorra or jarro, which signifies the same.

Jar is used for a sort of measure or fixed quantity of divers things.—The jar of oil is from 18 to 26 gallons; the jar of green ginger is about 100 pounds weight.