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jerky::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | jerk, jerked meat |
| Type of | meat |
| Has types | beef jerky, biltong |
jerky::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | choppy |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | arrhythmic, jerking |
| Derivation | jerk, jerkiness |
Examples of jerky
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I don't know about you, but I may be most impressed with his line of beef jerky.
From the stltoday.com
That's preferable to using a jerky motion along the arch of the lashes, he said.
From the canberratimes.com.au
This would produce valuable portable protein in the form of smoky piranha jerky.
From the travel.uk.msn.com
Korean-style short ribs tasted like beef jerky glazed in Robitussin cough syrup.
From the bloomberg.com
It's a slow, jerky crowded ride across town on the 30-Stockton Muni trolley bus.
From the sfgate.com
Only its jerky movements and suspension wires reveal it to be a prototype robot.
From the couriermail.com.au
Mingua says it used to take him two days to get a pound of jerky from the Ronco.
From the kentucky.com
Because of the necessary low fat and moisture content, jerky is high in protein.
From the en.wikipedia.org
These machines bear no resemblance to the grainy, herky-jerky technology of yore.
From the businessweek.com
- Arrhythmic: lacking a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat"
- Meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
- Choppy: marked by abrupt transitions; "choppy prose"
- Anserine: having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"
- (jerkily) spasmodically: with spasms; "the mouth was slightly open, and jerked violently and spasmodically at one corner"
- (jerkily) with jerking motions; "She rose stiffly, jerkily from the window seat"
- Jerky is a card game for between two and four players. Each player's hand consists of one suit of an ordinary deck of cards. Additionally, one suit (traditionally, clubs) is shared among the players. It is acceptable to repeat suits among the players. ...
- Jerky is lean meat that has been trimmed of fat, cut into strips, and then dried to prevent spoilage. Normally, this drying includes the addition of salt, to prevent bacteria from developing on the meat before sufficient moisture has been removed. The word "jerky" derived from the Quechua word ch'arki which means "dried, salted meat"...
- Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun; Characterized by physical jerking
