Definition of jack

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

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Jack :: "Jack (n.) In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the torch used to attract game at night; also, the light itself..
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A system of gearing driven by a horse power, for multiplying speed..
Jack Ketch :: "Jack Ketch () A public executioner, or hangman..
Kholah :: Kholah (n.) The Indian jackal.
Jack :: "Jack (n.) The male of certain animals, as of the ass..
Jackal :: "Jackal (n.) One who does mean work for another's advantage, as jackals were once thought to kill game which lions appropriated..
Pancake :: Pancake (n.) A thin cake of batter fried in a pan or on a griddle; a griddlecake; a flapjack.
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..
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..
Apple-jack :: Apple-jack (n.) Apple brandy.
Jurel :: "Jurel (n.) A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts (Caranx chrysos), most abundant southward, where it is valued as a food fish; -- called also hardtail, horse crevalle, jack, buffalo jack, skipjack, yellow mackerel, and sometimes, improperly, horse mackerel. Other species of Caranx (as C. fallax) are also sometimes called jurel..
Roundabout :: Roundabout (n.) A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc..
Color :: Color (n.) A distinguishing badge, as a flag or similar symbol (usually in the plural); as, the colors or color of a ship or regiment; the colors of a race horse (that is, of the cap and jacket worn by the jockey)..
Bootjack :: Bootjack (n.) A device for pulling off boots.
Jackman :: "Jackman (n.) One wearing a jack; a horse soldier; a retainer. See 3d Jack, n..
Jack :: "Jack (v. i.) To hunt game at night by means of a jack. See 2d Jack, n., 4, n..
Slapjack :: Slapjack (n.) A flat batter cake cooked on a griddle; a flapjack; a griddlecake.
Minute-jack :: Minute-jack (n.) A timeserver; an inconstant person.
Camisole :: Camisole (n.) A short dressing jacket for women.
Black-jack :: Black-jack (n.) The ensign of a pirate.
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