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Black-jack :: Black-jack (n.) The Quercus nigra, or barren oak..

Acton :: Acton (n.) A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail..

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..

Jackslave :: Jackslave (n.) A low servant; a mean fellow.

Jack :: Jack (n.) The jurel.

Jack-a-lent :: "Jack-a-lent (n.) A small stuffed puppet to be pelted in Lent; hence, a simple fellow..

Jack :: "Jack (n.) A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John..

Jakwood :: Jakwood (n.) See Jackwood.

Sauce-alone :: Sauce-alone (n.) Jack-by-the-hedge. See under Jack.

Jacket :: "Jacket (n.) A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; -- called also cork jacket..

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

Crossjack :: Crossjack (n.) The lowest square sail, or the lower yard of the mizzenmast..

Plane :: Plane (a.) A tool for smoothing boards or other surfaces of wood, for forming moldings, etc. It consists of a smooth-soled stock, usually of wood, from the under side or face of which projects slightly the steel cutting edge of a chisel, called the iron, which inclines backward, with an apperture in front for the escape of shavings; as, the jack plane; the smoothing plane; the molding plane, etc..

Garibaldi :: Garibaldi (n.) A jacket worn by women; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians patriot Garibaldi.

Juddock :: Juddock (n.) See Jacksnipe.

Varlet :: Varlet (n.) In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the knave, or jack..

Skipjack :: Skipjack (n.) A name given to several kinds of a fish, as the common bluefish, the alewife, the bonito, the butterfish, the cutlass fish, the jurel, the leather jacket, the runner, the saurel, the saury, the threadfish, etc..

Daw :: Daw (n.) A European bird of the Crow family (Corvus monedula), often nesting in church towers and ruins; a jackdaw..

Jack :: "Jack (n.) An impertinent or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a clown; also, a servant; a rustic..

Knight :: Knight (n.) A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.

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