Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo bump, knock; push. · To walk clumsily; stagger; lurch.
From Middle English jollen, (also chollen), perhaps from Middle English jolle (“head”), itself a blend of Middle English cholle (“throat, gullet”) and jawle, a variant of Middle English chavel (“jaw”).
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