Definition of jack

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"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.

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Jack :: Jack (n.) The jurel.
Jackslave :: Jackslave (n.) A low servant; a mean fellow.
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A large, California rock fish (Sebastodes paucispinus); -- called also boccaccio, and merou..
Jump :: Jump (n.) A kind of loose jacket for men.
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.) The wall-eyed pike.
Jackstone :: Jackstone (n.) One of the pebbles or pieces used in the game of jackstones.
Liner :: Liner (n.) A lining within the cylinder, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket..
Minute-jack :: Minute-jack (n.) A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; -- called also jack of the clock house.
Jacketing :: "Jacketing (n.) The material of a jacket; as, nonconducting jacketing..
Jacket :: Jacket (v. t.) To thrash; to beat.
Jacksnipe :: "Jacksnipe (n.) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe..
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A drinking measure holding half a pint; also, one holding a quarter of a pint..
Jakwood :: Jakwood (n.) See Jackwood.
Jack :: "Jack (v. i.) To hunt game at night by means of a jack. See 2d Jack, n., 4, n..
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..
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-o''-lantern :: "Jack-o'-lantern (n.) See Jack-with-a-lantern, under 2d Jack..
Jacket :: "Jacket (n.) A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts..
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..
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