Northern New Jersey

plural of jerry-shop

(obsolete) A disreputable dramshop.

Cheap, shoddy construction work.

(slang) A donkey.

plural of Jerusalem pony

A figure in English folklore, a river hag who pulls people into the water to drown them.

(UK, dialect) pondweed or duckweed, which forms a mat-like surface on water and makes it look treacherously like dry land

(military, nautical, aviation) A general purpose aircraft carrier, used in a variety of ways (hence 'general purpose', "GP" or jeep), such as aircraft transport ship, invasion support airstrip, ocean patrol airstrip, fleet/convoy defense airstrip. They were used to alleviate demands made on fleet carriers which have higher levels of defensive capabilities and underway speeds able to keep up with the battle fleet.

Alternative spelling of jury-rigged