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 Jaf’fier (3 syl.),Jail-bird (A). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Jagger.
 
A gentleman; a sportsman. (German, jager, a sportsman.)   1
 


 Jaf’fier (3 syl.),Jail-bird (A). 

 
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