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Jackstraw :: "Jackstraw (n.) An effigy stuffed with straw; a scarecrow; hence, a man without property or influence..

Crick :: Crick (n.) A small jackscrew.

Jack :: "Jack (n.) In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece communicating the action of the key to the quill; -- called also hopper..

Jack :: "Jack (n.) A coarse and cheap mediaeval coat of defense, esp. one made of leather..

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..

Jack :: Jack (n.) The wall-eyed pike.

Ululate :: Ululate (v. i.) To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals..

Jack :: "Jack (n.) A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient service, and often supplying the place of a boy or attendant who was commonly called Jack.

Jacksmith :: "Jacksmith (n.) A smith who makes jacks. See 2d Jack, 4, c..

Liner :: Liner (n.) A lining within the cylinder, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket..

Jack :: Jack (n.) A grating to separate and guide the threads; a heck box.

Spinet :: Spinet (n.) A keyed instrument of music resembling a harpsichord, but smaller, with one string of brass or steel wire to each note, sounded by means of leather or quill plectrums or jacks. It was formerly much used..

Jacksnipe :: "Jacksnipe (n.) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe..

Knave :: Knave (n.) A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack.

Saury :: Saury (n.) A slender marine fish (Scomberesox saurus) of Europe and America. It has long, thin, beaklike jaws. Called also billfish, gowdnook, gawnook, skipper, skipjack, skopster, lizard fish, and Egypt herring..

Crossjack :: Crossjack (n.) The lowest square sail, or the lower yard of the mizzenmast..

Jacketing :: "Jacketing (n.) The material of a jacket; as, nonconducting jacketing..

Sweater :: Sweater (n.) A woolen jacket or jersey worn by athletes.

Black-jack :: Black-jack (n.) A large leather vessel for beer, etc..

Sola :: Sola (n.) A leguminous plant (Aeschynomene aspera) growing in moist places in Southern India and the East Indies. Its pithlike stem is used for making hats, swimming-jackets, etc..

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