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Jesse(2) (iou)



Jesse noun2. US slang (now rare). Also Jessy. M19.
[Perh. formed as JESSE noun1, from a joc. interpretation of 'There shall come a rod out of the stem of Jesse' (Isaiah 11:1).]
Severe treatment or handling.