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  1. (context, transitive, archaic) To put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury; to imperil; to hazard.
  • 1819: "And, by the Saint Christopher at my baldric," said the good yeoman, "were there no other cause than the safety of that poor faithful knave, Wamba, I would a joint ere a hair of his head were hurt." " Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
Etymology: (back-form, jeopardy)

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