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Friday Word: Jerid
Jerid - noun.
Also spelled jereed and jerreed, a jerid is a wooden javelin. The staff is a component of a horseback game of the same name popular during the time of the Ottoman empire. Players score points by throwing the javelin at an opponent.
Also spelled jereed and jerreed, a jerid is a wooden javelin. The staff is a component of a horseback game of the same name popular during the time of the Ottoman empire. Players score points by throwing the javelin at an opponent.
By anonymous Greek artist, ca. 1809 - https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O916907/two-men-playing-the-game-watercolour-anonymous-greek-artist/, Public Domain, Link