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Uncertain. Probably a variant of juke (“to duck, evade, elude”). Compare also jink.
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jick
Today it means: To avoid by a sudden jerk of the body, duck, dodge; to elude, evade. Full definition →
Today it means: To avoid by a sudden jerk of the body, duck, dodge; to elude, evade. Full definition →
Uncertain. Probably a variant of juke (“to duck, evade, elude”). Compare also jink.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.