Definition of jack

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

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Sontag :: Sontag (n.) A knitted worsted jacket, worn over the waist of a woman's dress..
Jackass :: Jackass (n.) A conceited dolt; a perverse blockhead.
Jack :: Jack (n.) A sawhorse or sawbuck.
Jacket :: Jacket (v. t.) To thrash; to beat.
Natterjack :: Natterjack (n.) A European toad (Bufo calamita), having a yellow line along its back..
Triddler :: Triddler (n.) The jacksnipe.
Jack-a-dandy :: "Jack-a-dandy (n.) A little dandy; a little, foppish, impertinent fellow..
Mistress :: Mistress (n.) The old name of the jack at bowls.
Wasp :: Wasp (n.) Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, esp. any of the numerous species of the genus Vespa, which includes the true, or social, wasps, some of which are called yellow jackets..
Kadder :: Kadder (n.) The jackdaw.
Acton :: Acton (n.) A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail..
Grasshopper :: Grasshopper (n.) In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key; -- called also the hopper..
Black-jack :: Black-jack (n.) The ensign of a pirate.
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..
Jackknife :: "Jackknife (n.) A large, strong clasp knife for the pocket; a pocket knife..
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke jack, or kitchen jack..
Minute-jack :: Minute-jack (n.) A timeserver; an inconstant person.
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also Jack tar, and Jack afloat..
Jackslave :: Jackslave (n.) A low servant; a mean fellow.
Crick :: Crick (n.) A small jackscrew.
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