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Definition of: jerkwater
(jûrk′wô′tər, -wot′ər) adjective U.S. Colloq.
1. Not on the main line: a jerkwater train or station.
2. Insignificant; small: a jerkwater college.
—noun A train serving a branch line. [<JERK1, v. + WATER]
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