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J 1152 JACK

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(ji). l. The tenth letter of the English alphabet. See AL· fa-cal' (hii-kiil'; 189), n. [Amer. Sp., fr. Mex. zae«lli.] 6. A figure, usually of a man, esp. on old clocks, whicb J PH.ABET, lllust. It is a comparatively late variant form of In Mexico and the southwestern United States, a kind of strikes the time on the bell ; - called also jack-o'-the..clock. the La.tin I, which was used indifferently as a vowel or as plastered house or hut, usually made by planting poles or 7. Any of various mechanical contrivances or devices, a consonant, its consonantal value being that of English y timber in the ground, filling in between them with screen orig. one that took the place of a boy or attendant such in yet. The form f;,with or without the dot, was developed work or wickerwork, and daubing one or both sides with as was called Jack,- as: a A contrivance for turning a spit; 1 mud or adobe mortar; also, this method of construction. as, a smokejack or kitchen Jack. b A sawhorse or saw. t1"itmii'!!!h1~~; u~d\!h~e~~igur~~lt~~1~¥i!d~!:!,~~~ jac'a-mar(jli:k'

18. Tile male of certain animals ; as: a A male hawk. I. A conceited dolt; a perverae blockhead; an aso; donkey. Jack'et-ed (jlk'Europe, southern ~~dL~~:;/ti';.'!~°;Ress chain with log ~eth, or project- nent character in the Mayday games of England. b Ava­ Asia, and northern Africa. ing doge, at intervals,~ riety of primrose having leaflike sepals. Britten & Hollan,l. used for moving logs. Jack'-ln-tlle-pul'plt, n. An AJllerican araceoua plant 8 jack'daw' (jlk'd6 1 ; - '!i~~;~16!l~~~~'nd :~~h (A risrema triphyllum ), having trifoliolate sheathing leaves more cowardly than formerly j~k 1d6'), "~ ~ and bearing in spring an upright club-shaped spadix with wolves1 and hunt in packs [Prob. Jack+ daw, ~e~ an open, over-arclling green and purple spathe. The fruit at night. Jackals feed on n.] , 1 . . A common Jack Chain 2. consists of a mass of b!'.!ght scarlet berries. carrion and small animals, corvme bird of Europe ' (k~ch). [.l<'romthe name of a no- ( Corvus monedula), smaller than a crow and somewhat Jack Ketch :~~i~ifn~S~~:[i,y Jackal ( Canfs aureus). torious executioner.] A public executioner 'f , • · ;::i! simi1ar to the American are believed to be the progenitors of domestic dogs. or hangman. Eng. grackles ( to the larger spe­ [Monmouth] then accosted Jolin Kt'tc/1 1 the ex- 2:. One who does mean work for another's advantage, as cies of which the name is ecutioner, a wretch who had butchered many brave 1 the jackal was once supposed to hunt game for the lion. sometimes also applied~ 1 8 A small ::it~~:~endi~tih ~if~g~::ii;a:11;m1v~:iod~it~11!i Jack'-a-Lent', n. [i. e., Jack of Lent.] 1. have succeeded him in his odious o#ice. Jfacmiia!f, atuffed puppet set up to be pelted as a sport in Lent ; 1 I ;?t'hii~ t!~if~?:?:e b~:~ jsck'lml[e 1 (jlk'nif'), n.; pl. -KNIVES(-nivz'). hence, a simple or insignificant fellow; a puppet. Archaic. and neck silvery Jfiiay. It 1. A large, strong clasp knife for the pocket; I. A Lenten dish ; a Lenton faster ; Lent personified. Obs. Oxf. E. D. reest~!~~ut p~n;Wf!ri~: a large pocket knife. Spathe and 2. JACK, 7 Spadix of [D. small articles. It is often = n., n. fack'al kost (ki5st), or lack'al's kost (jltk'6lz). kost javk'knlfe', v. t. 1. To cut with a jackknife. J ac k-i~­ ~ ~~: :-;t~:Hra°t1!Jt~t~~ite~lrffg;g:rcana), i~'f!1t:r.,\htbu1:!~u;J/~e. Called also daw. lil. To double up like a jackknife, Colloq. the-pulpit. ~in 2. A quentlous person. Contemptuous. Jack'a-napelt'(jltk 1ti-naps'), n. [For Jacko'(= of) Nap,s 3. Lurnbering. To wreck, or disarrange (a load of logs). (for Naples) a Jack (monkey or ape) from Naples in Italy.] jack'er (jilk'er), n. One that jacks; specif. : a One who jack'lmlle-', , .. i. To double up like a jackknife. uses a jack in hunting or fishing. b Lurnber Trade. A Jack'-of-all'-tradell', n. 1. A person who can do pass­ 1. A monkey ; an ape ; - formerly uaed aa a quasi proper jack chain for moving logs. name. Archaic. Shak. able work at various trades; a handy man. 2. A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow; also, jack'et (j~k'~t; -It; 151), n. [F. jaquette, dim. ofjaque. I. [1. c.] A special tool adapted for a variety of uses. See 2d & 3d JACK, A short upper garment, usual­ 1 playfully, a pert or mischievoue child i a monkey; - for­ J 1. jack1-o'-lan tem, n. a [cap.] A man carrying a lan- merly used as a quasi proper name. ly one with sleeves, extending downward to the hips; a tern ; a night watchman. Obs. b An iguis fatuus; a will­ A young upstart jacl,anapes. Arbuthnot. short coat without skirts. o'-the-wisp, lit. or fig. "[Newspaper speculations] sup­ 3. JJ[;nfog. The small ~uide pulleys of a whim. lil. Something put on aimilarly to a jacket but not for use plying so many morejaek-o'-lanterns to the future hlBtori­ Jack and GW (iTI/ or Jill, proper names for any lad and as clothing, as a garment (called also cork jacket) resem­ an." Lowell. o St. Elmo's fire. d A lantern made of lass, now used chiefly in various proverbial expressions bling a waistcoat and lined with cork, to serve as a life a pumpkin, turnip, or other vegetable so prepared 1\8 to (as, every Jack must have his Gill) or in the nursery song, preserver, a strait-jacket, etc. show in illumination features of a human face. "Jack and Jill went up the hill," etc. 3. A natural covering or coat, as sheep's fleece, a cat's fur, Our wooing doth not end like an old play ; the skin of a snake, fl.sh, or seal, tl1e skin of a potato, etc. l~~J'~~i:gf0 !~t!~n~~~;.~!~ fl~:~fi~;:fe1f~~~\'J! Jack ha.th not Jill. Shak. 4. Any of varioua outer coverings or casings; as: a Ord­ two leaves in each sheath, and cones havint\i spiny-tipped Jack and tlle Bean Stalk. A famous nursery tale, having nance. In a modern built-up gnn, a cylindrical, hollow ~n~:·ea;f.~fi~1ttd°~r~t!~~ t~el/t~:°iod!epol'. pine forging, concentric with and shrunk (usually directly) upon ~1~~ =~:sb;a-~1::1o~h~~er: :e1~:'c~t~-~:ge m1!l~th \ t~rc~~~ Jack Plane. A joiner's plane used for coarse work. to whom he sold the cow for a few colored beans. Hie the tube, extending from the breech usually to a little !or­ ■eat ~?~ .fe~~~~efi~t~~Ii:'i !t~t~:.upporting the crank shaft 0 1 0 ward of the trunnions. It usually contains the for the ~~~e~efia1n1:63th":~rd:~~ai:J ;;.e~e~;~~!i 'f:: 0~! breech block or breech plug. b A wrapper or open envelope lack pot. 1. Poker Playi11g. A pot or pool which cannot night that in the morning the top reached the beavens. for an official document, on which are put directions as to be o~ned until some player bas a hand containing a pair Jack climbed up the vine, and came to an extensive coun­ its disposition, and memoranda as to its contents, dates of jacks or better; also, a round, hand, or game in which try. After var10us adventures, a fairy met him, and di- of being sent and received, etc. U. S. c A detachable this condition is imposed. lil. Local, U. S. a An unskillful piece of logging work. b :~;1d;11~tt~ttehd:sS:e~i:!tt~\f~~~:s~~ntt: ~~:t:lr:touter paper cover or wrapper, issued with a bound book tempted to follow him, he seized his hatchet and cut away to protect the binding. d Paper Manuf. A felt cover for 1tc'il'ii(blt~Pri1.0 ~l~'i~·l6 b,] Any of several large hares ~!th~~eli;.!'J:f~~J,!~d\!e!:}~rl~s killed. Jack and his the couch roll to remove excess water from the paper. of western North America having very large ears and long e Mach. A coating or lagging of some nonconducting ma­ hind legs, and grizzled yellowish brown fur with the ea.rs, terial, as wood or felt, used prevent heat radiation from 0 0 th to tail, and nape variously marked with black. They occur 1t:~~:s~ of!~! £~fc\~g::~t~U£ f~~i~:ii;:;:r~ :!'e~f e a steam boiler, cylinder, pipe, etc.; also, an outer casing in great numbers in many regions and often do much in­ ~'a-roo' (jlk 1ti-roc>'), n. Also jack1e-roo'. [Jack+ between which and an inner cylinder can be passed a cur­ jury to forage and crops. The jack rabbits constitute the kangaroo. J A young man living as an apprentice on a rent of steam or water. subgenus Macrotola~s, and the important sg:cies are Le- sheep station, or otherwise engaged in acquainting him­ 6. A young seal. Newfoundland. ~:tt!~i}a~ui\~~Y~£ l~~al'J!~i~.:°oftt~Yl£o~f!~1:~~' f: self with colonial life. Colloq., Australia. to dut, ■wtnge, trim, etc., one' ■ jacket, to give one a beating Jack'a-roe>',v. i. To be a jackaroo; to pass one's time as or thrashing. Colloq. :::i;::~~G~~:~~fnr:, 1~rr:J f~:~tit!i;h:'t:~t1s~t:ft~ a jackaroo. Colloq., Australia. jack'et, v. t.; JACK'ET-ED; JACK1ET-ING. 1. To put a belongs to the subgenus Lepus and differs from the other■ Jack'asB' (j~k'as'), n. [Jack + ass.] 1. A male ass; a jacket on; to furnish,asa cylinder o~oiler, with a jacket. in having the tail white, and in turning white in winter. donkey. lil. To thrash; beat. Colloq. lack rafter. Arch. A short rafter. Specif.: a Any of then washed to deprive it of ita the mast. Local, Eng. jack hem. The common Euro­ 1ack laggln!. Rough temporary Jack' -of-, or o'•, tbe-du■t', n. rank taste. Colloq, or Slang. ~f:~:~thA~::r:;:~Js~~1th:~jack crow. A rare W eRt African pean . Local. Eng. bagginf use in arch centering, a!~s:{!!~~t1oit! jack, v. t. l,j- i. To remove the Africa, whose note suggests the corvine bird ( Picafhartn gJlm.­ J&ck'-hold' -my•■t&ff', n. A ser­ ~ii:J~:1'%~ nocephalus) having bluish ~ray vile or menial attendant. Ohs. i~r;!~o! ~o tt:k:uti:u~f;ttt~~ paymaster's yeoman or store. ~!!:k~~~s~;l~,rt A~S~c~~~ltt I ]::{.!::~-an J!~;t,Any rig dif- back and wing@, white under Jack Horner. See HORNER, Jack, Colonel. The hero of De fering in some particular, usual­ pnrtl'I, and a bright yellow and JACK. [with a jack. I the voussoirs. J~~k,.ko~~f.~i'horn. Var. of Foe's novel "The History of ly a minor one, from the type of hlaek naked head. ack.hunting. Huntingatnight t~=ti~:i~~d !.:;11!.s~~r s~~! ,JACK-0'-1,ANTKR:O.. JLENT,1 Colonel Jack." He iR a gentle­ rig to which it mainly belongs. jack curlew. a The whimbrel. jack'ie Var. of ,JACKY. JAcx,n.,71. U.S. [lamp.I .Jack' ..o'-Lent 1.Var.of ACK-A­ man pickpocket who becomes a -jack'u■ •rigged', a. b The Hudsonian curlew. ack'ing, p.pr. 4-vb.,,. --f ,JACK, j&e.__ 1r.1_a,,ncternK-o;-L~A.NST'.KR1N. dA.jack jack'o-net. Yar. of JA('ONET. virtuous planter in Virginia. Jack' -at-all' -trades' ,n.=JACK• jack dog. A low-bred or mon- &ek'lng, n. Spinning. A proc­ 11 _ j&ek' •0'•the-clock', n. Horol. lack Ada.ma. A fool or simple- 0F-ALL-TltAD&~. el dog. [.,ACK, I ess by which a little extra twist j&ek'leg',n. A blackleg. Slang, = .JACK,r1., fi. eked (jlkt), wel. Ir p. /I· of or draft (or hoth) is _givento the U. S. Jack' -out-of-of'fl.ce,n. One who J:ka1~la~:.ro{)~~~!i.'U• {:g~':t~~-re:c::~en~f a:o&~:ff jack light. A jack ]amp. U. S. hns been in office and is turned 1 Jack' -a.'-lan'tern. Var. of J ACX­ or who adapts himself readily o,!:'f~eg,Mi~de\arJ:~d'lhrc,af~~: J':~J:.;:.:r;~:::~~ncr!:ient ]ack'-light 1, 1,•, i . .!,-t. To hunt out Obs Sl,ak [wisp,. o'-LANTERN. to circumstances. b An itiner­ or as for, jack hoots. fellow in authority. or fish with a jack light or jack. tack'-01-W'iap', ~~ A will.o'-the,: jacll&l buzzard. A South Afri­ ant parson who cond ucte an oc­ jack-een' (j11k-en'), n. [Jack+ jack' •ID•the-ba.a'ket, n. Naut. U.S. [orhne.l ack,pl.Jre~n. A1acobin pigE'o~. can ha.wk (Buteo Jakal). caeional service for a fee. Obs. A basket beaeon on a pole, mark­ jack line. A kind of small rope : a.ck •pln , n. l\ aut. A :fife-rail Jack'a,.lep/, Var. of J0CKTE­ -:C~ti:::!,d~f~~~~~itin~ f!~f~~ing sh()al water. Jack'man, n.: 71l. -MEN, 1. An elaying pin. Rare LEG. SC'ot. !( Dfrd. Knq, j~k?.~fiJ:~-hedge', n. Cleav- Anqlo-lr. jack'-ID-the-buah', a A troP.i• attendant or retainer of a noble- Jack pit. Minfr1g. A small au:z:­ Jack' ..a,.mong' -the-ma.id.a', N. ers, or goose grnas. Dial. Eng. ack. enl'ffl:e. A donkey engine. cal boraginneeous shn1b with man or landowner. Scot. Ol1R, 1liarv shaft Eng A ladies' man, Jack back. B1·ewing 4- MOlt ack'e-roo'. Var. of .JACKAROO.red fruit ( Cordia. c11lindrosta­ or Hist. [Dial. Eng.Ijack,.-pl&ll9 1, 1;,t: To emooth jack' ... na.p'iah (jlk' d-niip 1I'sh), "Vinegar Manu.[. A cistern ack'et-Jeas, a. See •LE~s. cl,ya). bThenavelwort. cThe 2:. A cream cheese. Ohs. or with or as with aJ'ack plane. a. See •ISH, which receives the wort. ack'et-wiae', a,fr. See -wrsE. jack'm1r-rld'dle, n. The chiro j&ek ,!lum. The ava. J?lum. "ack'a11', 1·. f. To rideajackaH, Jack ba.Ir.er. The red-backed ack'et-y, a. Like a jacket. r:c~,e-~!lli~~h~;:;,E:.u• Dial. j l ~::~(~~~aurus) or a closely allied ~~:~t-~!re~~~ b~~~o:: ackua bark or barque, brig.etc. 11hrike. Rare. Local, Eng. 1 A bark, brig, or the like, with a jack bean, The seed of a plant ::;f.h 1 ,~~·,¥!~~fkKe~ · Local, ~•;:~·,eJ' c:J:;i~~~g: f~~!~.~Jack Kuty. A sneak; a sloven; Cf. HAN~WUR:;\T,Archafo. rig out of the ordina.ry. of the genus Canavali (which toad flax Li'rmria ri.~fda. - a term of contempt. ja.ck'pud'tJing-hood, n. See Jacku■ deer. a The kob ante­ see). {::Cf.'i;~e~'fl:hl21f;a"~e for a Jack' •ID•the--wa'ter, n. A man lope. b The mule deer. Jack blocll. Naut A block :fixed Jack or winch, b Cotto,i Spin­ or boy who stays about landing ~"!~a,!11i!~·The goldfinch . .1:~~1:ib.NA,~;,,~Ar:hort rib. Jack&11fllh. A morwong ( Dac­ aloft, for raising and lowering ning. = .JACK,n., 7 h. Jack'o. v'ar. of ,JOCKO. 'Jack B.obtmon. See R~BINSOl'I' tyltJSParm macrovterwt) of Aus­ the topgallant and royal yards. j&ek fruit. = ,JACK,the fmit. b!i~:~1;1iio~r:.e::re¥ ;a:!:~r;e:, ]ack oak. U. s. a = BJ~ACK-JACK. [wmdlus,[ tralia, Tasmania., and esp. New jack bowl. = JACK,8. Jack gentleman. A low-born hr etc., for a ff"e. Eng. JACK;7 a. b The shingle oak. ~ack roll, A hand winch or Zealand, Jack boy. A boy who doe11men­ Jt:,tending to be jack'•in-tl'01L'■era, n. The wild ck&11hare. A jnck rabbit. tal work, as a p;tahle hoy, Ohi;i, ~l~~~~ii:,~~~w red columbine of the ea11tern ~r!tl-~d~~ •Worb', n. A Jack- t:~fn~°&~ to«ft:f;,i!e ~:.a.:: ~ack-u1'i-fl-ca't1on (jlk-is'Y ..fl'­ jack'•go-to-bed' ..at-noon', n. a United Sta.tee. Jack•of•, OD•, or o'•, both-■idN, aft sa.tlRto their boom11. Rare. i'shUn), r,. A making a jack­ J;::~..b:•rre~:a::• ~rli~la~ = HOATSBKARD&. b The 1tar­ n. One who favors now one side, l~ack roving frame.=JAcx,n., 7h. ass of. Nonce JV

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