Upjerk
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An upward jerk.
"[…] rocky pinnacles, from whence he sends forth a sort of choking chattering song, if such it can be called, or, with an upjerk of the tail, hops away with a loud musical whistle, very much after the manner of the Blackbird."
Example
More examples"[…] rocky pinnacles, from whence he sends forth a sort of choking chattering song, if such it can be called, or, with an upjerk of the tail, hops away with a loud musical whistle, very much after the manner of the Blackbird."
Etymology
From up- + jerk.
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