Jack :: "Jack (n.) In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the torch used to attract game at night; also, the light itself..

Jack :: "Jack (n.) A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body through a small distance. It consists of a lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack..

Jack :: Jack (n.) The small bowl used as a mark in the game of bowls.

Jack :: "Jack (n.) The male of certain animals, as of the ass..

Jack :: Jack (n.) A young pike; a pickerel.

Jack :: Jack (n.) The jurel.

Jack :: "Jack (n.) A large, California rock fish (Sebastodes paucispinus); -- called also boccaccio, and merou..

Jack :: Jack (n.) The wall-eyed pike.

Jack :: "Jack (n.) A drinking measure holding half a pint; also, one holding a quarter of a pint..

Jack :: "Jack (n.) A flag, containing only the union, without the fly, usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap; -- called also union jack. The American jack is a small blue flag, with a star for each State..

Jack :: "Jack (n.) A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal shrouds; -- called also jack crosstree..

Jack :: Jack (n.) The knave of a suit of playing cards.

Jack :: "Jack (n.) A coarse and cheap mediaeval coat of defense, esp. one made of leather..

Jack :: Jack (n.) A pitcher or can of waxed leather; -- called also black jack.

Jack :: "Jack (v. i.) To hunt game at night by means of a jack. See 2d Jack, n., 4, n..

Jack :: "Jack (v. t.) To move or lift, as a house, by means of a jack or jacks. See 2d Jack, n., 5..

Jack Ketch :: "Jack Ketch () A public executioner, or hangman..

Jack-a-dandy :: "Jack-a-dandy (n.) A little dandy; a little, foppish, impertinent fellow..

Jack-a-lent :: "Jack-a-lent (n.) A small stuffed puppet to be pelted in Lent; hence, a simple fellow..

Jack-o''-lantern :: "Jack-o'-lantern (n.) See Jack-with-a-lantern, under 2d Jack..

Jackal :: "Jackal (n.) Any one of several species of carnivorous animals inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf. They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious. They feed largely on carrion, and are noted for their piercing and dismal howling..

Jackal :: "Jackal (n.) One who does mean work for another's advantage, as jackals were once thought to kill game which lions appropriated..

Jackanapes :: Jackanapes (n.) A monkey; an ape.

Jackanapes :: Jackanapes (n.) A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow.

Jackass :: Jackass (n.) The male ass; a donkey.

Jackass :: Jackass (n.) A conceited dolt; a perverse blockhead.

Jackdaw :: "Jackdaw (n.) See Daw, n..

Jackeen :: "Jackeen (n.) A drunken, dissolute fellow..

Jacket :: "Jacket (n.) A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts..

Jacket :: "Jacket (n.) An outer covering for anything, esp. a covering of some nonconducting material such as wood or felt, used to prevent radiation of heat, as from a steam boiler, cylinder, pipe, etc..

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