n. (Zool.) An East Indian falcon. See Lugger. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Skr. jagannātha lord of the world. ] 1. One of the names under which Vishnu, in his incarnation as Krishna, is worshiped by the Hindus. See also Jagannath. [ Written also Juggernnath, Jaganath, Jagannath, Jaganatha, Jagannatha, etc. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The principal seat of the worship of Juggernaut (Jagannath) is at Pûri in Orissa. At certain times the idol is drawn from the temple by the multitude, on a high car with sixteen wheels. The idol is considered to contain the bones of Krishna and to possess a soul. The principal festivals are the Snanayatra, when the idol is bathed, and the Rathayatra, when the image is drawn upon a car adorned with obscene paintings. Formerly it was erroneously supposed that fanatical devotees threw themselves under the wheels of this car, to be crushed as a sacrifice to the god. It is now known that any death within the temple of Jagannath is considered to render the place unclean, and any spilling of blood in the presence of the idol is a pollution. As a result of this erroneous belief, however, the word juggernaut is now used principally in the figurative sense 2. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. Any large, unstoppable force, power, or popular movement which defeats or destroys any person who gets in its way or attempts to stop it; as, for years the Notre Dame football team was an unstoppable juggernaut; after the early primaries, Johnson's campaign became a juggernaut, crushing all rivals. [ PJC ]

{ ‖ prop. n. Also }. [ Hind. Jagan-nāth lord of the world, Skr. jagannātha. ] (Hinduism) A particular form of Vishnu, or of Krishna, whose chief idol and worship are at Puri, in Orissa. The idol is considered to contain the bones of Krishna and to possess a soul. The principal festivals are the Snanayatra, when the idol is bathed, and the Rathayatra, when the image is drawn upon a car adorned with obscene paintings. Formerly it was erroneously supposed that devotees allowed themselves to be crushed beneath the wheels of this car. It is now known that any death within the temple of Jagannath is considered to render the place unclean, and any spilling of blood in the presence of the idol is a pollution. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. A trick by sleight of hand. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An imposture; a deception. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

A juggle of state to cozen the people. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A block of timber cut to a length, either in the round or split. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Juggled p. pr. & vb. n. Juggling ] [ OE. juglen; cf. OF. jogler, jugler, F. jongler. See Juggler. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To play tricks by sleight of hand; to cause amusement and sport by tricks of skill; to conjure; especially, to maintian several objects in the air at one time by tossing them up with one hand, catching them with the other hand, and passing them from the catching to the tossing hand. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. To practice artifice or imposture. [ 1913 Webster ]

Be these juggling fiends no more believed. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To deceive by trick or artifice. [ 1913 Webster ]

Is't possible the spells of France should juggle
Men into such strange mysteries? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To maintain (several objects) in continuous motion in the air at one time by tossing them up with one hand, catching them with the other hand, and passing them from the catching to the tossing hand; variations on this basic motion are also used. Also used figuratively: see senses 3 and 4. [ PJC ]

3. To alter (financial records) secretly for the purpose of theft or deception; as, to juggle the accounts. [ Colloq. ] [ PJC ]

4. To arrange the performance two tasks or responsibilities at alternate times, so as to be able to do both; as, to juggle the responsibilities of a job and a mother [ PJC ]

n. [ OE. jogelour, juglur, OF. jogleor, jugleor, jongleor, F. jongleur, fr. L. joculator a jester, joker, fr. joculus a little jest or joke, dim. of jocus jest, joke. See Joke, and cf. Jongleur, Joculator. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. One who juggles; one who practices or exhibits tricks by sleight of hand; one skilled in legerdemain; a conjurer. [ Archaic ] This sense is now expressed by magician or conjurer. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

As nimble jugglers that deceive the eye. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jugglers and impostors do daily delude them. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A deceiver; a cheat. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A person who juggles objects, i. e. who maintains several objects in the air by passing them in turn from one hand to another. [ PJC ]

n. 1. A female juggler. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. & OF. joglerie, F. jonglerie. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The art or act of a juggler; sleight of hand. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Trickery; imposture; as, political jugglery. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Cheating; tricky. -- Jug"gling*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]