jacker

noun

jack·​er

ˈjakə(r)

plural -s

: one that jacks: such as

a

: a person who hunts or fishes at night with a jacklight

b

: a worker who smooths and toughens leather by rolling it under pressure in a rolling jack

c(1)

: a sawmill pondman who guides logs into the jack chain that moves them to the log deck of the mill

called also jackerman, slipman

(2)

: jack chain

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