Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A gage or standard.
- A dialectal form of
judge .
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- noun
Eye dialect spelling ofjudge . - verb
Eye dialect spelling ofjudge .
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Examples
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If the jedge is a gwyne to hold cote, I got to roust 'em out, I reckon.
The gilded age 1873
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If the jedge is a gwyne to hold cote, I got to roust 'em out, I reckon.
The Gilded Age, Part 1. Mark Twain 1872
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If the jedge is a gwyne to hold cote, I got to roust 'em out, I reckon.
The Gilded Age A tale of today Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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Everybody has opinions, and overrules the "jedge" next day, or not, as the case may be.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators Elbert Hubbard 1885
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There's no tellin '; I ain't no jedge of sech things, an' I'm an out-an-out
Flamsted quarries Mary E. Waller
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Billy is a candidate fer county jedge, I reckon he wants a few votes.
Watch Yourself Go By Ben W. [Illustrator] Warden
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"Well, Ah'll tell yo ', jedge," said the old man confidentially.
More Toasts Marion Dix [Editor] Mosher
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But Primus tells me, gentlemen, that the jedge has been talkin 'incessant of his nephew
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"Well, jedge," said the darky, "I ain't doin 'much at present -- jest circulatin' round, suh."
More Toasts Marion Dix [Editor] Mosher
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The Trater's Gate is wide enuff to admit about twenty traters abrest, I should jedge; but beyond this, I couldn't see that it was superior to gates in gen'ral.
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