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Jane-of-apes :: "Jane-of-apes (n.) A silly, pert girl; -- corresponding to jackanapes..

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..

Flapjack :: Flapjack (n.) A fried dough cake containing fruit; a turnover.

Strake :: Strait-waistcoat (n.) Same as Strait-jacket.

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..

Jackscrew :: "Jackscrew (n.) A jack in which a screw is used for lifting, or exerting pressure. See Illust. of 2d Jack, n., 5..

Daw :: Daw (n.) A European bird of the Crow family (Corvus monedula), often nesting in church towers and ruins; a jackdaw..

Cheap-jack :: Cheap-jack (n.) Alt. of Cheap-joh.

Sontag :: Sontag (n.) A knitted worsted jacket, worn over the waist of a woman's dress..

Skipjack :: Skipjack (n.) An upstart.

Jackman :: "Jackman (n.) One wearing a jack; a horse soldier; a retainer. See 3d Jack, n..

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 large tree, the Artocarpus integrifolia, common in the East Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in having its leaves entire. The fruit is of great size, weighing from thirty to forty pounds, and through its soft fibrous matter are scattered the seeds, which are roasted and eaten. The wood is of a yellow color, fine grain, and rather heavy, and is much used in cabinetwork. It is also used for dyeing a brilliant yellow..

Split :: Split (v. i.) to divide one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value..

Black-jack :: Black-jack (n.) A name given by English miners to sphalerite, or zinc blende; -- called also false galena. See Blende..

Natterjack :: Natterjack (n.) A European toad (Bufo calamita), having a yellow line along its back..

Mistress :: Mistress (n.) The old name of the jack at bowls.

Jackstone :: Jackstone (n.) A game played with five small stones or pieces of metal. See 6th Chuck.

Skipjack :: Skipjack (n.) An elater; a snap bug, or snapping beetle..

Water Plate :: Water plate () A plate heated by hot water contained in a double bottom or jacket.

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