Definition of jack

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

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Camisole :: Camisole (n.) A short dressing jacket for women.
Horse :: Horse (a.) A jackstay.
Sontag :: Sontag (n.) A knitted worsted jacket, worn over the waist of a woman's dress..
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A drinking measure holding half a pint; also, one holding a quarter of a pint..
Black-jack :: Black-jack (n.) The ensign of a pirate.
Straight :: Straight (superl.) Composed of cards which constitute a regular sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten-spot; as, a straight hand; a straight flush..
Paltock :: Paltock (n.) A kind of doublet; a jacket.
Roundabout :: Roundabout (n.) A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc..
Supple-jack :: Supple-jack (n.) A climbing shrub (Berchemia volubilus) of the Southern United States, having a tough and pliable stem..
Jackanapes :: Jackanapes (n.) A monkey; an ape.
Daw :: Daw (n.) A European bird of the Crow family (Corvus monedula), often nesting in church towers and ruins; a jackdaw..
Jacket :: "Jacket (n.) A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; -- called also cork jacket..
Rhamnaceous :: Rhamnaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of shrubs and trees (Rhamnaceae, or Rhamneae) of which the buckthorn (Rhamnus) is the type. It includes also the New Jersey tea, the supple-jack, and one of the plants called lotus (Zizyphus)..
Varlet :: Varlet (n.) In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the knave, or jack..
Jack :: Jack (n.) A grating to separate and guide the threads; a heck box.
Jacket :: "Jacket (n.) A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts..
Pea-jacket :: Pea-jacket (n.) A thick loose woolen jacket, or coat, much worn by sailors in cold weather..
Skipjack :: Skipjack (n.) A shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped cross section.
Jackass :: Jackass (n.) A conceited dolt; a perverse blockhead.
Flapjack :: Flapjack (n.) A fklat cake turned on the griddle while cooking; a griddlecake or pacake.
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