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  • I was watching AI, not really paying attention, but the second they mentioned Robert Pattinson, my head jurked right to the tv.

    Twilight Lexicon » American Idol Goes Twilight 2009

  • So they 'jurked the meet,' and made the hides into a tracking line.

    The Young Alaskans on the Missouri Emerson Hough 1890

  • Day. the hunters Killed 10 Deer to day and a Prarie wolf, had it all jurked & Skins Stretchd after Camping I walked on Shore Saw Goats, Elk,

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • Tobacco to 1 s Chief Spoke So as to touch his pride took the port fire from the gunner the Chief gives the Tobaco to his Soldiers & he jurked the rope from them and handed it to the bows man we then Set out under

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • Boat Island and incamped, jurked the meet Killed to day Consisting of 2 buffalow, one large Buck Elk one Small, 4 Deer 3 Turkeys & a Squirel, I joined the boat at this Camp, The Countrey on the S S. is pore & broken.

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • Pryor answered us by firing a prarie near them. we proceeded on to the place we Camped last night, and as it began to rain and verry dark, we Concluded to Stay all night, our boys prepared us a Supper of jurked meet and two Prarie Larks

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • Visited this morning by three Clapsots who remained with us all day; the object of their visit is mearly to Smoke the pipe. on the morning of the 18 inst. we issued 6 wt. of jurked meat pr. man, this evening the Serjt. reports that is all exhosted; the 6 w. have therefore lasted

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • R. Fields Newman & howard Killed four fine Elk we had the meat all jurked and the Skins Dried to Cover the Perogue, on the Side of the

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • (which I call No preserves Island) here we made a Ceeder Mast, our hunters brought in three bucks, and two elks this evening which we had jurked

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • 1/2 Ml. above this creek & jurked, the meet killed yesterday and this morning Lattitude of this place

    Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 1904

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