Bible Dictionaries
Jeer

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(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.

(2):

(n.) An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship.

(3):

(n.) A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.

(4):

(v. t.) To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at.

(5):

(n.) A gear; a tackle.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Jeer'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​j/jeer.html. 1828.