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 1892. Hume Nisbet, THE JOLLY ROGER [Title].

Jolt-head (or Jolter-head), subs. (old).—A blockhead: for synonyms see Buffle and Cabbage-head.

1593. Shakspeare, Taming of the Shrew, iv. 1. You heedless Joltheads, and unmannered slaves!

1595. Shakspeare, Two Gentlemen, iii. 1. Launce, Fie on thee, jolt-head! thou canst not read.

1605. B. Jonson, Volpone, v. 5. And your red saucy cap, that seems to me Nailed to your jolt-head.

1658. Brome, Covent Garden Weeded, p. 23. Sir jolthead, I do not. I'll teach you to chop logic with me.

1690. Durfey, Collin's Walk, C. 11, p. 79. And shall I not, with reverence low, Presume to ask who's the jolt-*head now?

1690. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, s.v. Jolter-head, a vast large Head; also Heavy and Dull. To jolt or Shake, jolting or shaking of a Coach.

1691-2. Gentlemen's Journal,Mar., p. 14. The blows he had received on his jolt-head made him fall into convulsions.

1707. Ward, Hudibras Redivivus, 11, pt. i, p. 6. Then looking very stern and dread, He bridles up his jolter head.

1725. New Cant. Dict., s.v.

1748. T. Dyche,Dictionary, (5th ed.). Jolt or Jolter-Head (S.) a large head; also a dull, stupid fellow, or blockhead.

1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. Jolter Head, a long head; metaphorically, a stupid fellow.

1811. Lex. Bal., s.v.

1822. Scott, Fortunes of Nigel, viii. I should like to know whether her little conceited noddle, or her father's old crazy, calculating jolter-pate, breeds most whimsies.

1825. Mod. Flash Dict., s.v. Jolter-heads—a heavy, dull fellow; a blustering landlord.

1843 Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit, li. p. 490. It isn't hanging yet for a man to keep a penn'orth of poison for his own purposes, and have it taken from him by two old crazy jolterheads who go and act a play about it.

Jolt-headed (or Jolter-headed), adj. (old).—Stupid; dull; chowder-headed (q.v.).

1690. Durfey, Collin's Walk, C. II. p. 56. Insensible jolt-headed Fool.

1754. H. Martin, Eng. Dict. (2nd ed.) s.v. Chub, chub a jolt-headed fellow.

1849. Lytton, Caxtons, III. iv. A worthless, obscure, jolter-headed booby in mail, whose only record to men is a brass plate in a church in a village!

1877. Greenwood, Dick Temple, ch. xxiv. It might be also that in his jolt-headed way he really was a 'faithful dependent.'

Jolt, verb. (venery).—To copulate. For synonyms see Greens and Ride.

Jomer, subs. (theatrical).—See quot., Flame, Blowen, Barrack-hack, and Tart.

1857. Snowden, Mag. Assistant, 3rd ed. p. 445. A fancy girl—Jomer.

1859. MATSELL, Vocabulum, s.v.

Jonah, subs. (common).—A person whose presence brings bad luck; specifically a clergyman. [Of Biblical origin]. Jonah-trip = an unlucky undertaking.

1594. Greene, Looking Glasse, Wks 134. 2. (1861). We heav'd the hapless Jonas overboard.

1612. T. Lavender, Travels etc., Sig. C 1. Thought it best to make a Jonas of him, and to cast both him and his books into the sea.

1644. Merc. Brit., xxii. 172. I am ashamed that these Jonahs should be sleeping thus under the deck in a storme.

Jonnick (or Jonnuk), adj. (showmen's).—Right; correct; proper—Hotten. To be jonnuk = to be fair; to share equally.