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Jist vs Cist - What's the difference?

jist | cist |

As nouns the difference between jist and cist

is that jist is (rare) while cist is a small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in ancient greece or cist can be (archaeology) a crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs.

As an adverb jist

is (nonstandard) alternative form of just.

jist

English

Adverb

(head)
  • (nonstandard) alternative form of just
  • *1838 , -Charles Dickens:
  • *:'Mister Muntlehiney,' said the man. 'Wot's come on him? Is he at home?'
  • *:'He is above stairs, I believe,' replied Kate, a little reassured by this inquiry. 'Do you want him?'
  • *:'No,' replied the visitor. 'I don't ezactly want him, if it's made a favour on. You can jist give him that 'ere card, and tell him if he wants to speak to ME, and save trouble, here I am; that's all.'
  • *1884 , -Mark Twain:
  • *:They get all their chawing by borrowing; they say to a fellow, "I wisht you'd len' me a chaw, Jack, I jist this minute give Ben Thompson the last chaw I had"—which is a lie pretty much everytime;

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare)

    • Anagrams

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    cist

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) cista, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in ancient Greece

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) cist faen (see kistvaen, cistvaen, from (etyl) cist

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaeology) A crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs.
    • Derived terms
    * cist-urn

    Anagrams

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