1. (n.) A gear; a tackle.
2. (n.) An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship.
3. (v.) To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as, to jeer at a speaker.
4. (v. t.) To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at.
5. (n.) A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.
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