Definition of jack

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"Jack (n.) A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John..

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Jackstraw :: "Jackstraw (n.) An effigy stuffed with straw; a scarecrow; hence, a man without property or influence..
Jackass :: Jackass (n.) The male ass; a donkey.
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..
Skipjack :: Skipjack (n.) A shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped cross section.
Juppon :: "Juppon (n.) A sleeveless jacket worn over the armor in the 14th century. It fitted closely, and descended below the hips..
Jack :: Jack (n.) A machine for slicking or pebbling leather.
Natterjack :: Natterjack (n.) A European toad (Bufo calamita), having a yellow line along its back..
Jersey :: "Jersey (n.) A kind of knitted jacket; hence, in general, a closefitting jacket or upper garment made of an elastic fabric (as stockinet)..
Kholah :: Kholah (n.) The Indian jackal.
Jackanapes :: Jackanapes (n.) A monkey; an ape.
Jump :: Jump (n.) A kind of loose jacket for men.
Queller :: Queller (n.) A killer; as, Jack the Giant Queller..
Plane :: Plane (a.) A tool for smoothing boards or other surfaces of wood, for forming moldings, etc. It consists of a smooth-soled stock, usually of wood, from the under side or face of which projects slightly the steel cutting edge of a chisel, called the iron, which inclines backward, with an apperture in front for the escape of shavings; as, the jack plane; the smoothing plane; the molding plane, etc..
Flapjack :: Flapjack (n.) A fklat cake turned on the griddle while cooking; a griddlecake or pacake.
Crick :: Crick (n.) A small jackscrew.
Sontag :: Sontag (n.) A knitted worsted jacket, worn over the waist of a woman's dress..
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient service, and often supplying the place of a boy or attendant who was commonly called Jack.
Cestraciont :: Cestraciont (n.) A shark of the genus Cestracion, and of related genera. The posterior teeth form a pavement of bony plates for crushing shellfish. Most of the species are extinct. The Port Jackson shark and a similar one found in California are living examples..
Jackstone :: Jackstone (n.) A game played with five small stones or pieces of metal. See 6th Chuck.
Pike :: Pike (sing. & pl.) A large fresh-water fish (Esox lucius), found in Europe and America, highly valued as a food fish; -- called also pickerel, gedd, luce, and jack..
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