Jew
/d͡ʒuː/ verb C2- To make (more) Jewish. · 1991, E. Sicher, The Jewing of Skylock: Wesker's "The Merchant" (MLS 21 (1991), 57–69)
- To haggle or swindle in order to obtain a better deal (from someone).
He/she/it Jews · Past Jewed · Past participle Jewed · -ing form Jewing
Verb forms
- Base form
- jew
- He/she/it
- jews
- Past
- jewed
- Past participle
- jewed
- -ing form
- jewing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Besides, he wasn’t an Italian--he was a German Jew.
He is a harmless enough fellow, Parker by name, a garroter by trade, and a remarkable performer upon the jew’s-harp.
The same afternoon brought a grey-headed, seedy visitor, looking like a Jew pedlar, who appeared to me to be much excited, and who was closely followed by a slip-shod elderly woman.
Arrived at Leghorn, he repaired to the house of a Jew, a dealer in precious stones, to whom he disposed of four of his smallest diamonds for five thousand francs each.
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