Jar, subst. 1) the tick of a clock: “I love thee not a j. o' the clock behind what lady-she her lord,” Wint. I, 2, 43.
2) harsh sound, discord: “if he, compact of --s, grow musical,” As II, 7, 5 (quibbling).
3) discord, quarrel, contention, combat: “conquers in every j.” Ven. 100. “include all --s with triumphs,” Gent. V, 4, 160. Err. I, 1, 11. H6A I, 1, 44. Troil. I, 3, 117. “fallen at --s,” H6B I, 1, 253. “live at j.” IV, 8, 43.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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