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Webster 1913 Edition

Jeer

Jeer

,
Noun.
[Cf.
Gear
.]
(Naut.)
(a)
A gear; a tackle.
(b)
pl.
An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship.
Jeer capstan
(Naut.)
,
an extra capstan usually placed between the foremast and mainmast.

Jeer

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Jeered
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Jeering
.]
[Perh. a corrup. of
cheer
to salute with cheers, taken in an ironical sense; or more prob. fr. D. gek
scheren
to jeer, lit., to shear the fool;
gek
a fool (see 1st
Geck
) +
scheren
to shear. See
Shear
,
Verb.
]
To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff;
as, to
jeer
at a speaker
.
Syn. – To sneer; scoff; flout; gibe; mock.

Jeer

,
Verb.
T.
To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at.
And if we can not
jeer
them, we
jeer
ourselves.
B. Jonson.

Jeer

,
Noun.
A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.
Midas, exposed to all their
jeers
,
Had lost his art, and kept his ears.
Swift.

Webster 1828 Edition

Jeer

JEER

,
Verb.
I.
To utter severe, sarcastic reflections; to scoff; to deride; to flout; to make a mock of; as, to jeer at one in sport.

JEER

,
Verb.
T.
To treat with scoffs or derision.

JEER

,
Noun.
Railing language; scoff; taunt; biting jest; flout; jibe; mockery; derision; ridicule with scorn.
Midas exposed to all their jeers,
Had lost his art, and kept his ears.

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