jack

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a small worthless amount
a man who serves as a sailor
someone who works with their hands
immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit
a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling
an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug
game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks
small flag indicating a ship´s nationality
one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
tool for exerting pressure or lifting
any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas
male donkey
lift with a special device
hunt with a jacklight
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
A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John
An impertinent or silly fellow
A popular colloquial name for a sailor
A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient service, and often supplying the place of a boy or attendant who was commonly called Jack
A device to pull off boots
A sawhorse or sawbuck
A machine or contrivance for turning a spit
A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by blasting
A lever for depressing the sinkers which push the loops down on the needles
A grating to separate and guide the threads
A machine for twisting the sliver as it leaves the carding machine
A compact, portable machine for planing metal
A machine for slicking or pebbling leather
A system of gearing driven by a horse power, for multiplying speed
A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent pipe, to prevent a back draught
In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece communicating the action of the key to the quill
In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the torch used to attract game at night
A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body through a small distance. It consists of a lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack
The small bowl used as a mark in the game of bowls
The male of certain animals, as of the ass
A young pike
The jurel
A large, California rock fish (Sebastodes paucispinus)
The wall-eyed pike
A drinking measure holding half a pint
A flag, containing only the union, without the fly, usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap
A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal shrouds
The knave of a suit of playing cards
A coarse and cheap mediaeval coat of defense, esp. one made of leather
A pitcher or can of waxed leather
To hunt game at night by means of a jack
To move or lift, as a house, by means of a jack or jacks
Residential area (city, town, village) in Mozambique in Manica
Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Alabama
Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Louisiana
Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Mississippi
Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Missouri
Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Virginia
Residential area (city, town, village) in South Africa in Limpopo

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