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   Job , n. [Prov. E. job, gob, n., a small piece of wood, v., to stab, strike; cf. E. gob, gobbet; perh. influenced by E. chop to cut off, to mince. See Gob.]
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   A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.
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   A piece of chance or occasional work; any definite work undertaken in gross for a fixed price; as, he did the job for a thousand dollars.
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   A public transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business.
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   Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately. [Colloq.]
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   A situation or opportunity of work; as, he lost his job. [Colloq.]
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   A task, or the execution of a task; as, Michelangelo did a great job on the David statue.
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   (Computers) A task or coordinated set of tasks for a multitasking computer, submitted for processing as a single unit, usually for execution in background. See job control language.
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   ☞ Job is used adjectively to signify doing jobs, used for jobs, or let on hire to do jobs; as, job printer; job master; job horse; job wagon, etc.
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   By the job, at a stipulated sum for the work, or for each piece of work done; -- distinguished from time work; as, the house was built by the job. -- Job lot, a quantity of goods, usually miscellaneous, sold out of the regular course of trade, at a certain price for the whole; as, these articles were included in a job lot. -- Job master, one who lest out horses and carriages for hire, as for family use. [Eng.] -- Job printer, one who does miscellaneous printing, esp. circulars, cards, billheads, etc. -- Odd job, miscellaneous work of a petty kind; occasional work, of various kinds, or for various people. -- to do a job on, to harm badly or destroy. [slang] -- on the job, alert; performing a responsibility well. [slang]
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   Job , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jobbed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Jobbing.]
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   To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.
   L'Estrange.
   
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   To thrust in, as a pointed instrument.
   Moxon.
   
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   To do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots; to sublet (work); as, to job a contract.
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   (Com.) To buy and sell, as a broker; to purchase of importers or manufacturers for the purpose of selling to retailers; as, to job goods.
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   To hire or let by the job or for a period of service; as, to job a carriage.
   Thackeray.
   
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   Job, v. i.
   To do chance work for hire; to work by the piece; to do petty work.
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   Authors of all work, to job for the season.
   Moore.
   
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   To seek private gain under pretense of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
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   And judges job, and bishops bite the town.
   Pope.
   
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   To carry on the business of a jobber in merchandise or stocks.
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   Job , n. The hero of the book of that name in the Old Testament; the prototypical patient man.
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   Job's comforter. (a) A false friend; a tactless or malicious person who, under pretense of sympathy, insinuates rebukes. (b) A boil. [Colloq.] -- Job's news, bad news. Carlyle. -- Job's tears (Bot.), a kind of grass (Coix Lacryma), with hard, shining, pearly grains.
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