Jeer (?), n. [Cf. Gear.] (Naut.) (a) A gear; a tackle. (b) pl. An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship.
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Jeer capstan (Naut.), an extra capstan usually placed between the foremast and mainmast.
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Jeer (?), v. t. To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at.
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And if we can not jeer them, we jeer ourselves. B. Jonson.
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