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

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

Jackal :: "Jackal (n.) One who does mean work for another's advantage, as jackals were once thought to kill game which lions appropriated..

Jackstone :: Jackstone (n.) One of the pebbles or pieces used in the game of jackstones.

Jack :: Jack (n.) A machine for twisting the sliver as it leaves the carding machine.

Rhamnaceous :: Rhamnaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of shrubs and trees (Rhamnaceae, or Rhamneae) of which the buckthorn (Rhamnus) is the type. It includes also the New Jersey tea, the supple-jack, and one of the plants called lotus (Zizyphus)..

Jack :: "Jack (n.) A drinking measure holding half a pint; also, one holding a quarter of a pint..

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

Ululate :: Ululate (v. i.) To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals..

Jack :: "Jack (v. i.) To hunt game at night by means of a jack. See 2d Jack, n., 4, n..

Penguin :: Penguin (n.) Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri. They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills. They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in diving, in which they are very expert. See King penguin, under Jackass..

Spencer :: Spencer (n.) A short jacket worn by men and by women.

Strait-laced :: Strait-jacket (n.) A dress of strong materials for restraining maniacs or those who are violently delirious. It has long sleeves, which are closed at the ends, confining the hands, and may be tied behind the back..

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..

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..

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

Jack :: "Jack (n.) In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece communicating the action of the key to the quill; -- called also hopper..

Kadder :: Kadder (n.) The jackdaw.

Jacket :: "Jacket (v. t.) To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket..

Jacksnipe :: "Jacksnipe (n.) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); -- called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and half snipe..

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