Definition of jack

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"Jack (n.) A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke jack, or kitchen jack..

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Jump :: Jump (n.) A kind of loose jacket for men.
Jack :: Jack (n.) The small bowl used as a mark in the game of bowls.
Wasp :: Wasp (n.) Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, esp. any of the numerous species of the genus Vespa, which includes the true, or social, wasps, some of which are called yellow jackets..
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.) 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.
Kholah :: Kholah (n.) The Indian jackal.
Skipjack :: Skipjack (n.) An upstart.
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.
Jacket :: "Jacket (n.) A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; -- called also cork jacket..
Langdak :: Langdak (n.) A wolf (Canis pallipes), found in India, allied to the jackal..
Supplely :: Supple-jack (n.) A somewhat similar tropical American plant (Paullinia Curassavica); also, a walking stick made from its stem..
Truss :: Truss (n.) A padded jacket or dress worn under armor, to protect the body from the effects of friction; also, a part of a woman's dress; a stomacher..
Sphalerite :: Sphalerite (n.) Zinc sulphide; -- called also blende, black-jack, false galena, etc. See Blende (a)..
Apple-jack :: Apple-jack (n.) Apple brandy.
Deal :: Deal (n.) Specifically: To distribute, as cards, to the players at the commencement of a game; as, to deal the cards; to deal one a jack..
Jackstone :: Jackstone (n.) A game played with five small stones or pieces of metal. See 6th Chuck.
Water Plate :: Water plate () A plate heated by hot water contained in a double bottom or jacket.
Air Jacket :: Air jacket () A jacket having air-tight cells, or cavities which can be filled with air, to render persons buoyant in swimming..
Bootjack :: Bootjack (n.) A device for pulling off boots.
Blende :: Blende (n.) A mineral, called also sphalerite, and by miners mock lead, false galena, and black-jack. It is a zinc sulphide, but often contains some iron. Its color is usually yellow, brown, or black, and its luster resinous..
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