Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven progress.
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Having the behavior of a jerk (gloss).
(U); jumpy.
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Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.
To cure and preserve (meat) by drying it, making jerky.