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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Juppon :: "Juppon (n.) A sleeveless jacket worn over the armor in the 14th century. It fitted closely, and descended below the hips..
Black-jack :: Black-jack (n.) Caramel or burnt sugar, used to color wines, spirits, ground coffee, etc..
Rhamnaceous :: Rhamnaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of shrubs and trees (Rhamnaceae, or Rhamneae) of which the buckthorn (Rhamnus) is the type. It includes also the New Jersey tea, the supple-jack, and one of the plants called lotus (Zizyphus)..
Flapjack :: Flapjack (n.) A fklat cake turned on the griddle while cooking; a griddlecake or pacake.
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A coarse and cheap mediaeval coat of defense, esp. one made of leather..
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..
Kholah :: Kholah (n.) The Indian jackal.
Jackanapes :: Jackanapes (n.) A monkey; an ape.
Ignis Fatuus :: Ignis fatuus () A phosphorescent light that appears, in the night, over marshy ground, supposed to be occasioned by the decomposition of animal or vegetable substances, or by some inflammable gas; -- popularly called also Will-with-the-wisp, or Will-o'-the-wisp, and Jack-with-a-lantern, or Jack-o'-lantern..
Spinet :: Spinet (n.) A keyed instrument of music resembling a harpsichord, but smaller, with one string of brass or steel wire to each note, sounded by means of leather or quill plectrums or jacks. It was formerly much used..
Knight :: Knight (n.) A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.
Jane-of-apes :: "Jane-of-apes (n.) A silly, pert girl; -- corresponding to jackanapes..
Varlet :: Varlet (n.) In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the knave, or jack..
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..
Jack :: "Jack (n.) The male of certain animals, as of the ass..
Bonito :: Bonito (n.) The skipjack (Sarda Mediterranea) of the Atlantic, an important and abundant food fish on the coast of the United States, and (S. Chilensis) of the Pacific, and other related species. They are large and active fishes, of a blue color with black oblique stripes..
Black-jack :: Black-jack (n.) The ensign of a pirate.
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)..
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..
Kadder :: Kadder (n.) The jackdaw.
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