jereed
or je·rid, jer·reed, jer·rid
[juh-reed]
- a blunt wooden javelin used in games played on horseback in certain Muslim countries in the Middle East.
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Origin of jereed
First recorded in 1655–65, jereed is from the Arabic word jarīd
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Maraffi speaks every language, plays every game, and knows the use of every weapon, from a jereed to a Joe Manton.
The Daltons, Volume I (of II)Charles James Lever
The Arabian horse will not plough well, nor can the plough-horse be rode to play the jereed.
At Home And AbroadMargaret Fuller Ossoli