Definition of jack

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"Jack (n.) A large, California rock fish (Sebastodes paucispinus); -- called also boccaccio, and merou..

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Tomcod :: Tomcod (n.) The jack. See 2d Jack, 8. (c)..
Jack :: "Jack (v. i.) To hunt game at night by means of a jack. See 2d Jack, n., 4, n..
Mistress :: Mistress (n.) The old name of the jack at bowls.
Jakwood :: Jakwood (n.) See Jackwood.
Pea-jacket :: Pea-jacket (n.) A thick loose woolen jacket, or coat, much worn by sailors in cold weather..
Cestraciont :: Cestraciont (n.) A shark of the genus Cestracion, and of related genera. The posterior teeth form a pavement of bony plates for crushing shellfish. Most of the species are extinct. The Port Jackson shark and a similar one found in California are living examples..
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..
Skipjack :: Skipjack (n.) A shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped cross section.
Paltock :: Paltock (n.) A kind of doublet; a jacket.
Bed Screw :: Bed screw () A form of jack screw for lifting large bodies, and assisting in launching..
Wasp :: Wasp (n.) Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, esp. any of the numerous species of the genus Vespa, which includes the true, or social, wasps, some of which are called yellow jackets..
Crick :: Crick (n.) A small jackscrew.
Ululate :: Ululate (v. i.) To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals..
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..
Pike :: Pike (sing. & pl.) A large fresh-water fish (Esox lucius), found in Europe and America, highly valued as a food fish; -- called also pickerel, gedd, luce, and jack..
Skipjack :: Skipjack (n.) An elater; a snap bug, or snapping beetle..
Jerkin :: Jerkin (n.) A jacket or short coat; a close waistcoat.
Kadder :: Kadder (n.) The jackdaw.
Jack :: Jack (n.) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by blasting.
Jack :: Jack (n.) The small bowl used as a mark in the game of bowls.
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