n. An outer garment worn in the 18th century; esp., a woman's riding habit, buttoned down the front. Fairholt. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Bot.) A composite herb (Tragopogon pratensis), of the same genus as the salsify. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) A small gudgeon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Chinese, corrupt. fr. Pg. deos God, L. deus. ] A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol. “Critic in jars and josses.” Colman (1761). [ 1913 Webster ]
Joss house,
Joss stick,
interj. A command to a horse, probably meaning “stand still.” [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
. Gold and silver paper burned by the Chinese, in the form of coins or ingots, in worship and at funerals. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
v. t.
Systems of movement, physical, intellectual, and moral, which are perpetually jostling each other. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To push; to crowd; to hustle. [ 1913 Webster ]
None jostle with him for the wall. Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together; interference. [ 1913 Webster ]
The jostle of South African nationalities and civilization. The Nation. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Crowding; hustling. [ 1913 Webster ]