Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The carunculation of the base of the beak of some varieties of the domestic pigeon; the lobes or wattles of the lower mandible, often in the form of three small fleshy processes, one at each side and a third beneath and before the others.
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- verb offensive : Present participle of
jew .
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Examples
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It is wonderfully interesting to wander about these narrow, winding streets, and into the dark, sometimes ill-smelling stores, but one should early learn the gentle art of "jewing down" the prices that are first asked for goods that are offered for sale.
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Curtis echoed, "come, out with it -- no jew-jewing pals for me."
The Sorcery Club Elliott O'Donnell 1918
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"Why, it sounds as if you were jewing me up, not I trying to jew you down," she cried, dismayed.
The Hollow of Her Hand George Barr McCutcheon 1897
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Lying and cheating, as well as jewing down a seller and disparaging that which one wishes to buy, are neither sectional nor national peculiarities -- they are human and world-wide.
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I had friends in college who didnt realize "jewing someone" cam from "Jew."
Queerty 2009
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