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 Jade or The Divine Stone.Jaf’fier (3 syl.), 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Jade.
 
A worthless horse. An old woman (used in contempt). A young woman (not necessarily contemptuous).   1
 


 Jade or The Divine Stone.Jaf’fier (3 syl.), 

 
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