Definition of jack

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"Jack (n.) A system of gearing driven by a horse power, for multiplying speed..

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Sweater :: Sweater (n.) A woolen jacket or jersey worn by athletes.
Jack :: Jack (n.) The jurel.
Skipjack :: Skipjack (n.) A shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped cross section.
Runner :: Runner (n.) A food fish (Elagatis pinnulatus) of Florida and the West Indies; -- called also skipjack, shoemaker, and yellowtail. The name alludes to its rapid successive leaps from the water..
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..
Langdak :: Langdak (n.) A wolf (Canis pallipes), found in India, allied to the jackal..
Jack Ketch :: "Jack Ketch () A public executioner, or hangman..
Jacketing :: "Jacketing (n.) The material of a jacket; as, nonconducting jacketing..
Jackknife :: "Jackknife (n.) A large, strong clasp knife for the pocket; a pocket knife..
Jak :: Jak (n.) see Ils Jack.
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John..
Kholah :: Kholah (n.) The Indian jackal.
Jack :: Jack (n.) A machine for slicking or pebbling leather.
Minute-jack :: Minute-jack (n.) A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; -- called also jack of the clock house.
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..
Allfours :: Allfours () A game at cards, called High, Low, Jack, and the Game..
Air Jacket :: Air jacket () A jacket having air-tight cells, or cavities which can be filled with air, to render persons buoyant in swimming..
Deal :: Deal (n.) Specifically: To distribute, as cards, to the players at the commencement of a game; as, to deal the cards; to deal one a jack..
Jacketed :: "Jacketed (a.) Wearing, or furnished with, a jacket..
Paltock :: Paltock (n.) A kind of doublet; a jacket.
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