Jack

jak, n. A nickname or diminutive of John; a co'bus, saucy or paltry fellow rustic simple shillings ton, — said in contempt or ridicule a Jacob's-ladder, playing-card marked with the figure of with a servant (same as the knave); a sea-far flowers. ing man an instrument that supplies for the place of a boy, as, an instrument The to pull off boots, boot-jack a portable described machine, variously constructed, for Jaconet, raising great weights through a small neck-cloths, space; or, a contrivance to turn a spit, Jactitation, smoke-jack; in general, any appendage boasting; to a machine, rendering convenient serin vice; a young pike; a buff jerkin, rarely, Jaculate, a coat of mail the male of certain aniout, mals, as of the a ; a wooden frame on which wood or timber is sawed. (Mus.) The quill ing of the hammer which strikes the strings in a harps i or chord, piano, etc. (Naut.) A small Jade, flag containing only the union with color, = out the fly. [Fr. F. Jaques yjada prop. E. Jacob, L. Jacobus, Gr. I a stone kobos, Heb. Faaqob, fr. aquab, to Jade, seize by the heel, supplant), the mean most common of French Christian or names, and used in contempt: hence, tion OF. Jacquerie, the revolt of the F. bor peasantry (called Jacques Bon. Amer. Jack ProvE. Aomme),inl358,whence prob.,iagwe, _ _ drive, Jack-at-all-trades.a coat of mail, jaquette, jacket.]who can — sfgPP* Jag,jade; turn his hand to any kind of busiload, ne . — J.-at-a-pinch. One who re- (jagd), ceives unexpected calls to do any those thing. —J.-o'-lantfrn, J.-with-a-lan- Bntlsh JackTo „v cleft tern. An ignis fatuus; a will-o'-theged, -wisu.—J-a-dandy. A foppish, impertinent gedne , low.— Jack'anapes, -a-naps, n. A monkey; ape; Jaguar, coxcomb impertinent fellow. [Jack and ape.~) — animal, Jack'a , n. The male of the a ; a dolt; blockhead jagua.] — Jack'' daw, n. A Jail, bird allied to the crows, or of which is the small dim. est example.— Jack'et, cage, n. A short, close garbird, ment, extending down prison. ward to the nips a character, coat without skirts; the Jalap, outer covering of any used thing, esp. a case to pre- Jackdaw. pa, vent radiation of heat. Jalousie, — Jack'knife, n. A strong clasp-knife for the Jam, pocket.— Jack'-boots, n. pi. Large boots reach together ing above the knee, to protect the leg. —plane, n. caused A plane used by joiners for coarse work. pud'- boiled ding, n. A merry-andrew; buffoon; zany. —screw, ence.— n. A portable machine for raising heavy weights crowd, — through a small distance. stays, n. pi. (Naut.) door; Ropes or strips of wood or iron stretching along the Jamb, yards of a snip to bend the sails to. straw, n. place, A low, servile fellow one of a set of straws or also strips of ivory, bone, etc., for playing a child's game. ham, — tow'el, n. A long, endle towel upon a roller. Jangle,