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jew down — transitive verb Usage: sometimes capitalized J : to induce (a seller) by haggling to lower his price : get (a price or a sum) reduced by haggling usually taken to be offensive … Useful english dictionary
jew — verb /dʒuː/ To bargain, to attempt to gain an unfair price in a business deal; to defraud. See Also: jew down … Wiktionary
jew — [jo͞o] vt. [< JEW, by assoc. with occupation of Jews as moneylenders in Middle Ages] Slang to swindle; cheat; gyp to swindle; cheat; gyp jew someone down to get or bargain for better terms from someone in a business transaction, esp. in a… … English World dictionary
Jew — A Jew (Hebrew: יְהוּדִי, Yehudi (sl.); he. יְהוּדִים, Yehudim (pl.); Ladino: ג׳ודיו, Djudio (sl.); ג׳ודיוס, Djudios (pl.); Yiddish: ייִד, Yid (sl.); yi. ייִדן, Yidn (pl.)) [According to the The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language … Wikipedia
Jew — /jooh/, n. 1. one of a scattered group of people that traces its descent from the Biblical Hebrews or from postexilic adherents of Judaism; Israelite. 2. a person whose religion is Judaism. 3. a subject of the ancient kingdom of Judah. adj. 4.… … Universalium
Jew — [[t]dʒu[/t]] n. 1) peo jud a member of a people now living in many countries of the world who trace their descent from the Israelites of the Bible, or from postexilic adherents of Judaism 2) jud a person whose religion is Judaism 3) jud a subject … From formal English to slang
Down in the Valley (film) — This article is about the film. For other uses, see Down in the Valley (disambiguation). Down in the Valley Directed by David Jacobson … Wikipedia
Jew's pitch — Pitch Pitch, n. [OE. pich, AS. pic, L. pix; akin to Gr. ?.] 1. A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc., to preserve… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
JEW, THE WANDERING — a Jew bearing the name of Ahasuérus, whom, according to an old legend, Christ condemned to wander over the earth till He should return again to judgment, because He drove Him brutally away as, weary with the cross He carried, He sat down to… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
beat down — Synonyms and related words: bargain, bear down, bend, bid, bid for, blow down, break, break down, bring down, bring low, bring to terms, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, burn down, cast down, castrate, chaffer, cheapen, chop down, clamp down on, coerce … Moby Thesaurus
