Definition of jack

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"Jack (n.) A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent pipe, to prevent a back draught..

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Jackstone :: Jackstone (n.) A game played with five small stones or pieces of metal. See 6th Chuck.
Jackeen :: "Jackeen (n.) A drunken, dissolute fellow..
Jackdaw :: "Jackdaw (n.) See Daw, n..
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..
Jack-o''-lantern :: "Jack-o'-lantern (n.) See Jack-with-a-lantern, under 2d Jack..
Bed Screw :: Bed screw () A form of jack screw for lifting large bodies, and assisting in launching..
Crossjack :: Crossjack (n.) The lowest square sail, or the lower yard of the mizzenmast..
Sontag :: Sontag (n.) A knitted worsted jacket, worn over the waist of a woman's dress..
Sweater :: Sweater (n.) A woolen jacket or jersey worn by athletes.
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..
Jackscrew :: "Jackscrew (n.) A jack in which a screw is used for lifting, or exerting pressure. See Illust. of 2d Jack, n., 5..
Queller :: Queller (n.) A killer; as, Jack the Giant Queller..
Strake :: Strait-waistcoat (n.) Same as Strait-jacket.
Ketch :: Ketch (n.) A hangman. See Jack Ketch.
Acton :: Acton (n.) A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail..
Jane-of-apes :: "Jane-of-apes (n.) A silly, pert girl; -- corresponding to jackanapes..
Natterjack :: Natterjack (n.) A European toad (Bufo calamita), having a yellow line along its back..
Jakwood :: Jakwood (n.) See Jackwood.
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John..
Cleading :: Cleading (n.) A jacket or outer covering of wood, etc., to prevent radiation of heat, as from the boiler, cylinder. etc., of a steam engine..
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