Definition of jack

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Jack (n.) A lever for depressing the sinkers which push the loops down on the needles.

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Knave :: Knave (n.) A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack.
Kholah :: Kholah (n.) The Indian jackal.
Jack :: "Jack (n.) The male of certain animals, as of the ass..
Blende :: Blende (n.) A mineral, called also sphalerite, and by miners mock lead, false galena, and black-jack. It is a zinc sulphide, but often contains some iron. Its color is usually yellow, brown, or black, and its luster resinous..
Ketch :: Ketch (n.) A hangman. See Jack Ketch.
Whimbrel :: Whimbrel (n.) Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius phaeopus), called also Jack curlew, half curlew, stone curlew, and tang whaup. See Illustration in Appendix..
Jerkin :: Jerkin (n.) A jacket or short coat; a close waistcoat.
Black-jack :: Black-jack (n.) The Quercus nigra, or barren oak..
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.
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also Jack tar, and Jack afloat..
Natterjack :: Natterjack (n.) A European toad (Bufo calamita), having a yellow line along its back..
Jackass :: Jackass (n.) A conceited dolt; a perverse blockhead.
Jackal :: "Jackal (n.) Any one of several species of carnivorous animals inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf. They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious. They feed largely on carrion, and are noted for their piercing and dismal howling..
Pancake :: Pancake (n.) A thin cake of batter fried in a pan or on a griddle; a griddlecake; a flapjack.
Split :: Split (v. i.) to divide one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value..
Jackstraw :: "Jackstraw (n.) An effigy stuffed with straw; a scarecrow; hence, a man without property or influence..
Ululate :: Ululate (v. i.) To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals..
Skipjack :: Skipjack (n.) A shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped cross section.
Jack :: Jack (n.) A young pike; a pickerel.
Camisole :: Camisole (n.) A kind of straitjacket.
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