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Jack :: Jack (n.) A pitcher or can of waxed leather; -- called also black jack.

Smokejack :: Smokejack (n.) A contrivance for turning a spit by means of a fly or wheel moved by the current of ascending air in a chimney.

Tomcod :: Tomcod (n.) The jack. See 2d Jack, 8. (c)..

Jigger :: "Jigger (n.) A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining leather; same as Jack, 4 (i)..

Jackanapes :: Jackanapes (n.) A monkey; an ape.

Triddler :: Triddler (n.) The jacksnipe.

Jack :: "Jack (n.) A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body through a small distance. It consists of a lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack..

Jackeen :: "Jackeen (n.) A drunken, dissolute fellow..

Jack :: "Jack (n.) A compact, portable machine for planing metal..

Kholah :: Kholah (n.) The Indian jackal.

Cheap-jack :: Cheap-jack (n.) Alt. of Cheap-joh.

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

Air Jacket :: Air jacket () A jacket having air-tight cells, or cavities which can be filled with air, to render persons buoyant in swimming..

Supple-jack :: Supple-jack (n.) A climbing shrub (Berchemia volubilus) of the Southern United States, having a tough and pliable stem..

Jackstone :: Jackstone (n.) A game played with five small stones or pieces of metal. See 6th Chuck.

Flapjack :: Flapjack (n.) A fried dough cake containing fruit; a turnover.

Camisole :: Camisole (n.) A kind of straitjacket.

Cleading :: Cleading (n.) A jacket or outer covering of wood, etc., to prevent radiation of heat, as from the boiler, cylinder. etc., of a steam engine..

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..

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..

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