Definition of jack

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"Jack (n.) A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also Jack tar, and Jack afloat..

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Jackstraw :: "Jackstraw (n.) One of a set of straws of strips of ivory, bone, wood, etc., for playing a child's game, the jackstraws being thrown confusedly together on a table, to be gathered up singly by a hooked instrument, without touching or disturbing the rest of the pile. See Spilikin..
Flapjack :: Flapjack (n.) A fklat cake turned on the griddle while cooking; a griddlecake or pacake.
Jump :: Jump (n.) A kind of loose jacket for men.
Split :: Split (n.) the division by a player of one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value; the player is usually obliged to increase the amount wagered by placing a sum equal to the original bet on the new hand thus created..
Crick :: Crick (n.) A small jackscrew.
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..
Jackman :: "Jackman (n.) One wearing a jack; a horse soldier; a retainer. See 3d Jack, n..
Jack :: Jack (n.) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by blasting.
Crossjack :: Crossjack (n.) The lowest square sail, or the lower yard of the mizzenmast..
Ketch :: Ketch (n.) A hangman. See Jack Ketch.
Jak :: Jak (n.) see Ils Jack.
Paltock :: Paltock (n.) A kind of doublet; a jacket.
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent pipe, to prevent a back draught..
Jacketed :: "Jacketed (a.) Wearing, or furnished with, a jacket..
Saurel :: Saurel (n.) Any carangoid fish of the genus Trachurus, especially T. trachurus, or T. saurus, of Europe and America, and T. picturatus of California. Called also skipjack, and horse mackerel..
Spencer :: Spencer (n.) A short jacket worn by men and by women.
Basque :: Basque (n.) A part of a lady's dress, resembling a jacket with a short skirt; -- probably so called because this fashion of dress came from the Basques..
Daw :: Daw (n.) A European bird of the Crow family (Corvus monedula), often nesting in church towers and ruins; a jackdaw..
Jackanapes :: Jackanapes (n.) A monkey; an ape.
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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