jerky

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Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun
Characterized by physical jerking
Jerked meat, strips of beef or other meat which have been preserved by drying in the sun
{s} tending to move in fits and starts, characterized by sharp sudden movements; stupid, idiotic (Slang)
Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky style
meat cut in strips and dried in the sun
Jerky movements are very sudden and quick, and do not flow smoothly. Mr Griffin made a jerky gesture. smooth + jerkily jerki·ly Using his stick heavily, he moved jerkily towards the car. jerky movements are rough, with many starts and stops   smooth (JERK). meat that has been cut into thin pieces and dried in the sun or with smoke
{i} strips of beef or other meat which have been preserved by drying in the sun
not having a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat"
Meat cured or preserved by cutting into thin strips and drying in the sun
beef jerky
jerked meat of bovine origin
herky-jerky
Having an irregular spasmodic movement
herky-jerky
Spasmodic, irregular, and unpredictable, as in movement or manner
beef jerky
strips of dried beef
jerkily
in a jerky manner
jerkily
in fits and starts, with sharp sudden movements; stupidly, in an idiotic manner (Slang)
jerkily
with jerking motions; "She rose stiffly, jerkily from the window seat
jerkily
with jerking motions; "She rose stiffly, jerkily from the window seat"
jerkily
with spasms; "the mouth was slightly open, and jerked violently and spasmodically at one corner"
jerkiness
the quality of being spasmodic and irregular
jerkiness
the state of being jerky
jerkiness
{i} quality of being jerky, tendency to move in an uneven or spasmodic manner
jerky
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