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JOB. A stipulated work.

JOBATION. A private but severe lecture and reprimand.

JOB CAPTAIN. One who gets a temporary appointment to a ship, whose
regular commander is a member of parliament, &c.

JOB-WATCH, OR HACK-WATCH, for taking astronomical sights, which saves
taking the chronometer on deck or on shore to note the time.

JOCALIA. An Anglo-Norman law-term signifying jewels, which, with gold
and silver, were exempted in our smuggling enactments.

JOCKS. Scotch seamen.

JOG. The shoulder or step of the rudder.

JOGGING. A protuberance on the surface of sawn wood.

JOGGLE. The cubic joints of stones on piers, quays, and docks. Also,
notches at the ends of paddle-beam iron-knees outside, to act as a stop
to the diagonal iron-stay, which is extended between the arms of each
knee. (_See_ JUGLE.)

JOG-THE-LOO! A command in small vessels to work the pump-brake, or to
pump briskly.

JOHN. A name given to dried fish. (_See_ POOR JOHN.)

JOHN BULL. The origin of this nickname is traced to a satire written in
the reign of Queen Anne, by Dr. Arbuthnot, to throw ridicule on the
politics of the Spanish succession.

JOHN COMPANY. The former board of directors for East India affairs.

JOHN DORY. A corruption of _jaune dore_, which is the colour of this
fish. It is one of the _Scombridae_, _Zeus faber_. John Dory was also the
name of a celebrated French pirate.

JOHNNY RAW, OR JOHNNY NEWCOME. An inexperienced youngster commencing his
career; also applied to landsmen in general. (_See_ RAW.)

JOHNNY SHARK. A common sobriquet of the _Squalus_ tribe.

JOHN-O'-GROAT'S BUCKIE. A northern name for the _Cypraea pediculus_, a
small shell found on our sea-coasts.

JOHN TUCK. The galley corruption of _chantuck_, or _jantook_, a Chinese
viceroy, specially meaning the viceroy of Canton.

JOIN, TO. To repair to a ship, and personally to enter on an official
position on board her. So also the junction of one or more ships with
each other.

JOINER. One who is a cabinet-maker, and performs neat work as captain's
joiner.

JOINT. The place where any two pieces of timber or plank are united. It
is also used to express the lines which are laid down in the mould-loft
for shaping the timbers.

JOLLY. This term is usually applied to a comely and corpulent person,
but afloat it is a familiar name for a soldier.--_Tame jolly_, a
militiaman; _royal jolly_, a marine.

JOLLY-BOAT. A smaller boat than the cutter, but li