Definition of jack

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"Jack (n.) A flag, containing only the union, without the fly, usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap; -- called also union jack. The American jack is a small blue flag, with a star for each State..

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Jack :: "Jack (n.) A large, California rock fish (Sebastodes paucispinus); -- called also boccaccio, and merou..
Jack :: Jack (n.) A device to pull off boots.
Paltock :: Paltock (n.) A kind of doublet; a jacket.
Jack :: Jack (n.) The knave of a suit of playing cards.
Jackeen :: "Jackeen (n.) A drunken, dissolute fellow..
Sontag :: Sontag (n.) A knitted worsted jacket, worn over the waist of a woman's dress..
Jacket :: "Jacket (n.) A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; -- called also cork jacket..
Cheap-jack :: Cheap-jack (n.) Alt. of Cheap-joh.
Jack :: Jack (n.) The jurel.
Sphalerite :: Sphalerite (n.) Zinc sulphide; -- called also blende, black-jack, false galena, etc. See Blende (a)..
Jackanapes :: Jackanapes (n.) A monkey; an ape.
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..
Jackknife :: "Jackknife (n.) A large, strong clasp knife for the pocket; a pocket knife..
Triddler :: Triddler (n.) The jacksnipe.
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.
Black-jack :: Black-jack (n.) A name given by English miners to sphalerite, or zinc blende; -- called also false galena. See Blende..
Jackass :: Jackass (n.) A conceited dolt; a perverse blockhead.
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..
Camisole :: Camisole (n.) A short dressing jacket for women.
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A large tree, the Artocarpus integrifolia, common in the East Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in having its leaves entire. The fruit is of great size, weighing from thirty to forty pounds, and through its soft fibrous matter are scattered the seeds, which are roasted and eaten. The wood is of a yellow color, fine grain, and rather heavy, and is much used in cabinetwork. It is also used for dyeing a brilliant yellow..
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