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   Job (jŏb), 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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   1. A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.
   
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   2. 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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   3. 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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   4. Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately. [Colloq.]
   
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   5. A situation or opportunity of work; as, “he lost his job”. [Colloq.]
   
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   6. A task, or the execution of a task; as, “Michelangelo did a great job on the David statue”.
   
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   7. (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 (jŏb), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jobbed (jŏbd); p. pr. & vb. n. Jobbing.]
   
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   1. To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.  L'Estrange.
   
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   2. To thrust in, as a pointed instrument.  Moxon.
   
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   3. To do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots; to sublet (work); as, “to job a contract”.
   
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   4. (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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   5. 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.
   1. 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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   2. 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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   3. To carry on the business of a jobber in merchandise or stocks.
   
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   Job (jōb), 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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