jereed

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noun

A blunt javelin used by the people of the Levant, especially in mock fights.

OriginOttoman Turkish جرید ← Arabic جَرِيد →
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Meanings

nounjereed (countable and uncountable, plural jereeds)

plural jereeds · alternative djereed · alternative djerid · alternative djerrid · alternative jerid · alternative jerreed · alternative jerrid

  1. countableA blunt javelin used by the people of the Levant, especially in mock fights.

    The spur hath lanced his courser's sides— Away—away—for life he rides— Swift as the hurled on high jerreed, Springs to the touch his startled steed, […]

    1813, Lord Byron, The Giaour, a Fragment of a Turkish Tale, 8th edition, London: […] Thomas Davison, […], for John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 12, lines 249–252
  2. uncountableA traditional Turkish equestrian team sport played outdoors on horseback in which the objective is to score points by throwing a blunt wooden javelin at opposing team's horsemen.

Origin

  1. Arabicجَرِيد
  2. Ottoman Turkishجرید
  3. Englishjereed

From Ottoman Turkish جرید (cirid) (Turkish cirit), from Arabic جَرِيد (jarīd).

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Translations

Polish dziryt
  • dzirytblunt javelin
Russian джири́т
  • джири́т (džirít)blunt javelin
Turkish cirit, cirit
  • ciritblunt javelin
  • ciritTurkish equestrian team sport
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APA

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Chicago

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