a wooden javelin used in Muslim countries in military displays on horseback
Also: jereed, jerreed, jerrid
jereed in American English
(dʒəˈrid)
noun
a blunt wooden javelin used in games played on horseback in certain Muslim countries in the Middle East
Also: jerid, jerreed, jerrid
Word origin
[1655–65; ‹ Ar jarīd]This word is first recorded in the period 1655–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: chassis, grille, intensity, mechanism, minimum