Definition of jack

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"Jack (n.) A coarse and cheap mediaeval coat of defense, esp. one made of leather..

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Jack :: Jack (n.) A young pike; a pickerel.
Bluefish :: Bluefish (n.) A large voracious fish (Pomatomus saitatrix), of the family Carangidae, valued as a food fish, and widely distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and Rhode Island coast it is called the horse mackerel, in Virginia saltwater tailor, or skipjack..
Queller :: Queller (n.) A killer; as, Jack the Giant Queller..
Pancake :: Pancake (n.) A thin cake of batter fried in a pan or on a griddle; a griddlecake; a flapjack.
Jack :: Jack (n.) A device to pull off boots.
Varlet :: Varlet (n.) In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the knave, or jack..
Jack :: "Jack (v. i.) To hunt game at night by means of a jack. See 2d Jack, n., 4, n..
Jack :: Jack (n.) A sawhorse or sawbuck.
Jackscrew :: "Jackscrew (n.) A jack in which a screw is used for lifting, or exerting pressure. See Illust. of 2d Jack, n., 5..
Sola :: Sola (n.) A leguminous plant (Aeschynomene aspera) growing in moist places in Southern India and the East Indies. Its pithlike stem is used for making hats, swimming-jackets, etc..
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..
Ketch :: Ketch (n.) A hangman. See Jack Ketch.
Pea-jacket :: Pea-jacket (n.) A thick loose woolen jacket, or coat, much worn by sailors in cold weather..
Juddock :: Juddock (n.) See Jacksnipe.
Jacketed :: "Jacketed (a.) Wearing, or furnished with, a jacket..
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A large, California rock fish (Sebastodes paucispinus); -- called also boccaccio, and merou..
Jackknife :: "Jackknife (n.) A large, strong clasp knife for the pocket; a pocket knife..
Juppon :: "Juppon (n.) A sleeveless jacket worn over the armor in the 14th century. It fitted closely, and descended below the hips..
Jacket :: "Jacket (n.) A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts..
Spencer :: Spencer (n.) A short jacket worn by men and by women.
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