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/jest"book'/, n.a book of jests or jokes.[1740-50]
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Joe Miller — 1. a book of jokes. 2. an old, familiar joke; chestnut. [1780 90; after Joe Miller s Jestbook (1739) by John Mottley] * * * … Universalium
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howler — Synonyms and related words: Irish bull, belly laugh, bloomer, blooper, blue story, blunder, bobble, bonehead play, boner, boo boo, boob stunt, boot, clanger, clinker, dirty joke, dirty story, double entendre, dumb trick, error, ethnic joke, fool… … Moby Thesaurus
