adjective, noun
adjective making sudden starts and stops and not moving smoothly
jerkily adverb:
The car moved off jerkily.
noun [U] (AmE) meat that has been cut into long strips and smoked or dried:
beef jerky
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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