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jerquing

jerquing noun: the searching of a ship for undocumented goods.

Noun

jerquing (uncountable)

  1. (UK, archaic) The searching of a ship for undocumented goods.

Origin of jerquing

Verbal noun from jerque.

Questions about jerquing

What does jerquing mean?
Jerquing means the searching of a ship for undocumented goods.
What part of speech is jerquing?
Jerquing is a noun.

Words near jerquing in the dictionary

  1. jerque
  2. jerqued
  3. jerquer
  4. jerquers
  5. jerques
  6. jerquing
  7. Jerrabattgulla
  8. Jerrabomberra
  9. Jerram
  10. jerran
  11. Jerrara

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