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Jack
1 a: man —usually used as an intensive in such phrases as every man jack boften capitalized : sailor c
(1): servant
, laborer
(2): lumberjack2: any of various usu. mechanical devices: as a: a device for turning a spit b: a usually portable mechanism or device for exerting pressure or lifting a heavy body a short distance 3: something that supports or holds in position: as a: an iron bar at a topgallant masthead to support a royal mast and spread the royal shrouds b: a wooden brace fastened behind a scenic unit in a stage set to prop it up 4 a: any of several fishes
; especially : any of various carangids b: a male donkey c: jackrabbit d: any of several birds (as a jackdaw)5 a: a small white target ball in lawn bowling b: a small national flag flown by a ship c
(1)plural but sing in constr : a game played with a set of small objects that are tossed, caught, and moved in various figures
(2): a small 6-pointed metal object used in the game of jacks6 a: a playing card carrying the figure of a soldier or servant and ranking usually below the queen b: jackpot 1a(2)7slang : money8: a female fitting in an electric circuit used with a plug to make a connection with another circuit9 a: applejack b: brandy10: jackknife 211: monterey jack
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