Jews,

in Dryden’s satire of Absalom and Achitophel, those English who were loyal to Charles II., called David.

“The Jews, a headstrong, moody, murmuring race,

God’s pampered people, whom, debauched with ease,

No king could govern, nor no god could please.”


Part i. verses 45–48.

Jews born with tails. (See Raboin.)

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Jetsam or Jetson
Jettator
Jettatura
Jeu dEsprit (French)
Jeu de Mot
Jeunesse Dorée
Jew
Jew’s-eye
Jew’s-harp
Jew’s Myrtle
Jews
Jews Sabbath
Jewels
Jewels
Jewels
Jezebel
Jib
Jib (To)
Jib-boom
Jib-door
Jib-stay (A)