Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Full of joints.
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On June 27, 2006 Haniyeh and Mahmoud Abbas 'jointy agreed - after weeks of negotiation -- to a manifesto calling for establishment of Palestinian state in West Bank and Gaza, conditional on its acceptance in a July 26th referendum; this was widely viewed as an implicit recognition of Israel's right to exist, although critics pointed out that Hamas had not changed the terms of its Charter.
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Behind him, couples sat in red-tucked booths beneath beaded floor lamps; it was a jointy and comfortable place and Remy felt at ease here.
The Zero Walter, Jess 2006
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The dish of pomegranate grain was brought to them by slaves, and the drug to induce sleep, yet neither could say aught concerning it, they were as jointy grasshoppers through the action of the flea, and the torment of the flea became a madness, they shrieking, ''Tis now with thee!
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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The dish of pomegranate grain was brought to them by slaves, and the drug to induce sleep, yet neither could say aught concerning it, they were as jointy grasshoppers through the action of the flea, and the torment of the flea became a madness, they shrieking, ''Tis now with thee!
The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Volume 4 George Meredith 1868
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The dish of pomegranate grain was brought to them by slaves, and the drug to induce sleep, yet neither could say aught concerning it, they were as jointy grasshoppers through the action of the flea, and the torment of the flea became a madness, they shrieking, ''Tis now with thee!
The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Complete George Meredith 1868
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SENEKA SNAKE ROOT -- (Polygola Senega.) [OOYER-LEG.] The stalk of this plant grows about a foot high, upright and branched; its leaves are somewhat oval and pointed; flowers white; the root is variously bent and twisted, rough and of a jointy appearance, thought to bear some resemblance to the tail of a rattle snake; hence it is sometimes called rattlesnake root; several opinions have been given
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a single voice in defence of press freedom and to jointy address injustices of the past in the media industry.
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