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Definition jerkwater

Etymology

US mid-19th century. From jerk (“to move with a sudden movement”) +‎ water. Refers to the need to supply the boilers of steam trains with water. In rural areas, and small towns with no water tower, this was done with buckets from local sources such as streams.

Noun

jerkwater (plural jerkwaters)

  1. (US, historical) A train on a branch line.

Adjective

jerkwater (comparative more jerkwater, superlative most jerkwater)

  1. (US, colloquial, derogatory) Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward.

Results 113 Words with the letters JERKWATER

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9 letter words with the letters JERKWATER ↑
JERKWATER 25
7 letter words with the letters JERKWATER ↑
RETAKER 11
WATERER 10
WREAKER 14
6 letter words with the letters JERKWATER ↑
JERKER 19
KRATER 10
RETAKE 10
RETEAR 6
REWAKE 13
TEARER 6
TERRAE 6
WEAKER 13
WEARER 9
5 letter words with the letters JERKWATER ↑
ARETE 5
EATER 5
RAKEE 9
RAKER 9
RATER 5
RAWER 8
REWET 8
TAKER 9
TARRE 5
TAWER 8
TERRA 5
TWEAK 12
WAKER 12
WATER 8
WREAK 12
4 letter words with the letters JERKWATER ↑
AJEE 13
AKEE 8
AWEE 7
EWER 7
JAKE 17
JEER 13
JERK 17
JETE 13
KART 8
KEET 8
RAKE 8
RARE 4
RATE 4
REAR 4
REEK 8
RETE 4
TAKE 8
TARE 4
TEAK 8
TEAR 4
TREE 4
TREK 8
TWAE 7
TWEE 7
WAKE 11
WARE 7
WARK 11
WART 7
WEAK 11
WEAR 7
WEEK 11
WEER 7
WEET 7
WEKA 11
WERE 7
WERT 7
3 letter words with the letters JERKWATER ↑
ARE 3
ARK 7
ART 3
ATE 3
AWE 6
EAR 3
EAT 3
EEK 7
EKE 7
ERA 3
ERE 3
ERR 3
ETA 3
EWE 6
JAR 12
JAW 15
JEE 12
JET 12
KAE 7
KAT 7
KEA 7
RAJ 12
RAT 3
RAW 6
REE 3
RET 3
TAE 3
TAJ 12
TAR 3
TAW 6
TEA 3
TEE 3
TEW 6
TWA 6
WAE 6
WAR 6
WAT 6
WEE 6
WET 6
2 letter words with the letters JERKWATER ↑
AE 2
AR 2
AT 2
AW 5
ER 2
ET 2
KA 6
RE 2
TA 2
WE 5

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