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 Jawbone (2 syl.).Jay. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Jay (A).
 
A wanton.   1
        “This jay of Italy … . hath betrayed him.”—Shakespeare: Othello, v. 2.
 


 Jawbone (2 syl.).Jay. 

 
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