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Jack :: "Jack (n.) A system of gearing driven by a horse power, for multiplying speed..

Jacketing :: "Jacketing (n.) The material of a jacket; as, nonconducting jacketing..

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

Supplely :: Supple-jack (n.) A somewhat similar tropical American plant (Paullinia Curassavica); also, a walking stick made from its stem..

Jersey :: "Jersey (n.) A kind of knitted jacket; hence, in general, a closefitting jacket or upper garment made of an elastic fabric (as stockinet)..

Varlet :: Varlet (n.) In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the knave, or jack..

Paltock :: Paltock (n.) A kind of doublet; a jacket.

Camisole :: Camisole (n.) A kind of straitjacket.

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..

Triddler :: Triddler (n.) The jacksnipe.

Chuck :: Chuck (n.) A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones..

Color :: Color (n.) A distinguishing badge, as a flag or similar symbol (usually in the plural); as, the colors or color of a ship or regiment; the colors of a race horse (that is, of the cap and jacket worn by the jockey)..

Jak :: Jak (n.) see Ils Jack.

Jacksnipe :: "Jacksnipe (n.) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe..

Jack :: "Jack (n.) In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece communicating the action of the key to the quill; -- called also hopper..

Horse :: Horse (a.) A jackstay.

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

Pancake :: Pancake (n.) A thin cake of batter fried in a pan or on a griddle; a griddlecake; a flapjack.

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

Jack :: Jack (n.) A lever for depressing the sinkers which push the loops down on the needles.

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