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jack
(mass) | jack
- šťuka, zdvihnúť |
jack
(encz) | jack,hever n: Zdeněk Brož |
jack
(encz) | jack,kluk n: v kartách Nijel |
jack
(encz) | jack,konektor n: [tech.] web |
jack
(encz) | jack,spodek n: v kartách Nijel |
jack
(encz) | jack,zvedák n: Zdeněk Brož |
jack
(encz) | jack,zvednout v: Zdeněk Brož |
jack
(encz) | Jack,Honza n: [jmén.] zkráceno z: John Zdeněk Brož |
Jack
(gcide) | Jack \Jack\ (j[a^]k), n. [Pg. jaca, Malayalam, tsjaka.] (Bot.)
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. [Written also jak.]
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Jack
(gcide) | Jack \Jack\ (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?,
Heb. Ya 'aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a
supplanter. Cf. Jacobite, Jockey.]
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1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John.
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You are John Rugby, and you are Jack Rugby. --Shak.
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2. An impertinent or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a
clown; also, a servant; a rustic. "Jack fool." --Chaucer.
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Since every Jack became a gentleman,
There 's many a gentle person made a Jack. --Shak.
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3. A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also
Jack tar, and Jack afloat.
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4. 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; as:
(a) A device to pull off boots.
(b) A sawhorse or sawbuck.
(c) A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke
jack, or kitchen jack.
(b) (Mining) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by
blasting.
(e) (Knitting Machine) A lever for depressing the sinkers
which push the loops down on the needles.
(f) (Warping Machine) A grating to separate and guide the
threads; a heck box.
(g) (Spinning) A machine for twisting the sliver as it
leaves the carding machine.
(h) A compact, portable machine for planing metal.
(i) A machine for slicking or pebbling leather.
(k) A system of gearing driven by a horse power, for
multiplying speed.
(l) A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent
pipe, to prevent a back draught.
(m) In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece
communicating the action of the key to the quill; --
called also hopper.
(n) In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the
torch used to attract game at night; also, the light
itself. --C. Hallock.
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5. A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting
great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body such as
an automobile 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.
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6. The small bowl used as a mark in the game of bowls.
--Shak.
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Like an uninstructed bowler who thinks to attain the
jack by delivering his bowl straight forward upon
it. --Sir W.
Scott.
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7. The male of certain animals, as of the ass.
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8. (Zool.)
(a) A young pike; a pickerel.
(b) The jurel.
(c) A large, California rock fish ({Sebastodes
paucispinus}); -- called also boccaccio, and
m['e]rou.
(d) The wall-eyed pike.
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9. A drinking measure holding half a pint; also, one holding
a quarter of a pint. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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10. (Naut.)
(a) A flag, containing only the union, without the fly,
usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap;
-- called also union jack. The American jack is a
small blue flag, with a star for each State.
(b) A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead,
to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal
shrouds; -- called also jack crosstree. --R. H.
Dana, Jr.
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11. The knave of a suit of playing cards.
12. (pl.) A game played with small (metallic, with
tetrahedrally oriented spikes) objects (the jacks(1950+),
formerly jackstones) that are tossed, caught, picked up,
and arranged on a horizontal surface in various patterns;
in the modern American game, the movements are
accompanied by tossing or bouncing a rubber ball on the
horizontal surface supporting the jacks. same as
jackstones.
[PJC]
13. Money. [slang]
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14. Apple jack.
[PJC]
15. Brandy.
[PJC]
Note: Jack is used adjectively in various senses. It
sometimes designates something cut short or diminished
in size; as, a jack timber; a jack rafter; a jack arch,
etc.
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Jack arch, an arch of the thickness of one brick.
Jack back (Brewing & Malt Vinegar Manuf.), a cistern which
receives the wort. See under 1st Back.
Jack block (Naut.), a block fixed in the topgallant or
royal rigging, used for raising and lowering light masts
and spars.
Jack boots, boots reaching above the knee; -- worn in the
17 century by soldiers; afterwards by fishermen, etc.
Jack crosstree. (Naut.) See 10, b, above.
Jack curlew (Zool.), the whimbrel.
Jack frame. (Cotton Spinning) See 4
(g), above.
Jack Frost, frost or cold weather personified as a
mischievous person.
Jack hare, a male hare. --Cowper.
Jack lamp, a lamp for still hunting and camp use. See def.
4
(n.), above.
Jack plane, a joiner's plane used for coarse work.
Jack post, one of the posts which support the crank shaft
of a deep-well-boring apparatus.
Jack pot (Poker Playing), the name given to the stakes,
contributions to which are made by each player
successively, till such a hand is turned as shall take the
"pot," which is the sum total of all the bets. See also
jackpot.
Jack rabbit (Zool.), any one of several species of large
American hares, having very large ears and long legs. The
California species (Lepus Californicus), and that of
Texas and New Mexico (Lepus callotis), have the tail
black above, and the ears black at the tip. They do not
become white in winter. The more northern prairie hare
(Lepus campestris) has the upper side of the tail white,
and in winter its fur becomes nearly white.
Jack rafter (Arch.), in England, one of the shorter rafters
used in constructing a hip or valley roof; in the United
States, any secondary roof timber, as the common rafters
resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the
pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves
in some styles of building.
Jack salmon (Zool.), the wall-eyed pike, or glasseye.
Jack sauce, an impudent fellow. [Colloq. & Obs.]
Jack shaft (Mach.), the first intermediate shaft, in a
factory or mill, which receives power, through belts or
gearing, from a prime mover, and transmits it, by the same
means, to other intermediate shafts or to a line shaft.
Jack sinker (Knitting Mach.), a thin iron plate operated by
the jack to depress the loop of thread between two
needles.
Jack snipe. (Zool.) See in the Vocabulary.
Jack staff (Naut.), a staff fixed on the bowsprit cap, upon
which the jack is hoisted.
Jack timber (Arch.), any timber, as a rafter, rib, or
studding, which, being intercepted, is shorter than the
others.
Jack towel, a towel hung on a roller for common use.
Jack truss (Arch.), in a hip roof, a minor truss used where
the roof has not its full section.
Jack tree. (Bot.) See 1st Jack, n.
Jack yard (Naut.), a short spar to extend a topsail beyond
the gaff.
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Blue jack, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper.
Hydraulic jack, a jack used for lifting, pulling, or
forcing, consisting of a compact portable hydrostatic
press, with its pump and a reservoir containing a supply
of liquid, as oil.
Jack-at-a-pinch.
(a) One called upon to take the place of another in an
emergency.
(b) An itinerant parson who conducts an occasional
service for a fee.
Jack-at-all-trades, one who can turn his hand to any kind
of work.
Jack-by-the-hedge (Bot.), a plant of the genus Erysimum
(Erysimum alliaria, or Alliaria officinalis), which
grows under hedges. It bears a white flower and has a
taste not unlike garlic. Called also, in England,
sauce-alone. --Eng. Cyc.
Jack-in-office, an insolent fellow in authority. --Wolcott.
Jack-in-the-bush (Bot.), a tropical shrub with red fruit
(Cordia Cylindrostachya).
Jack-in-the-green, a chimney sweep inclosed in a framework
of boughs, carried in Mayday processions.
Jack-of-the-buttery (Bot.), the stonecrop (Sedum acre).
Jack-of-the-clock, a figure, usually of a man, on old
clocks, which struck the time on the bell.
Jack-on-both-sides, one who is or tries to be neutral.
Jack-out-of-office, one who has been in office and is
turned out. --Shak.
Jack the Giant Killer, the hero of a well-known nursery
story.
Yellow Jack (Naut.), the yellow fever; also, the quarantine
flag. See Yellow flag, under Flag.
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Jack
(gcide) | Jack \Jack\, n. [F. jaque, jacque, perh. from the proper name
Jacques. Cf. Jacquerie.]
A coarse and cheap medi[ae]val coat of defense, esp. one made
of leather.
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Their horsemen are with jacks for most part clad. --Sir
J. Harrington.
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Jack
(gcide) | Jack \Jack\, n. [Named from its resemblance to a jack boot.]
A pitcher or can of waxed leather; -- called also {black
jack}. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Jack
(gcide) | Jack \Jack\, v. i.
To hunt game at night by means of a jack. See 2d Jack, n.,
4, n.
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Jack
(gcide) | Jack \Jack\, v. t.
To move or lift, as a house, by means of a jack or jacks. See
2d Jack, n., 5.
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jack
(gcide) | Pike \Pike\, n. [F. pique; perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. W. pig
a prick, a point, beak, Arm. pik pick. But cf. also L. picus
woodpecker (see Pie magpie), and E. spike. Cf. Pick, n. &
v., Peak, Pique.]
1. (Mil.) A foot soldier's weapon, consisting of a long
wooden shaft or staff, with a pointed steel head. It is
now superseded by the bayonet.
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2. A pointed head or spike; esp., one in the center of a
shield or target. --Beau. & Fl.
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3. A hayfork. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Tusser.
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4. A pick. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. Raymond.
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5. A pointed or peaked hill. [R.]
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6. A large haycock. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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7. A turnpike; a toll bar. --Dickens.
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8. (Zool.) sing. & pl. A large fresh-water fish ({Esox
lucius}), found in Europe and America, highly valued as a
food fish; -- called also pickerel, gedd, luce, and
jack.
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Note: Blue pike, grass pike, green pike, wall-eyed pike, and
yellow pike, are names, not of true pike, but of the
wall-eye. See Wall-eye.
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Gar pike. See under Gar.
Pike perch (Zool.), any fresh-water fish of the genus
Stizostedion (formerly Lucioperca). See Wall-eye,
and Sauger.
Pike pole, a long pole with a pike in one end, used in
directing floating logs.
Pike whale (Zool.), a finback whale of the North Atlantic
(Bal[ae]noptera rostrata), having an elongated snout; --
called also piked whale.
Sand pike (Zool.), the lizard fish.
Sea pike (Zool.), the garfish
(a) .
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jack
(gcide) | Jurel \Ju"rel\, n. (Zool.)
A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
(Caranx chrysos), most abundant southward, where it is
valued as a food fish; -- called also hardtail, {horse
crevall['e]}, jack, buffalo jack, skipjack, {yellow
mackerel}, and sometimes, improperly, horse mackerel. Other
species of Caranx (as Caranx fallax) are also sometimes
called jurel. Juridic |
jack
(gcide) | Varlet \Var"let\, n. [OF. varlet, vaslet, vallet, servant, young
man, young noble, dim. of vassal. See Vassal, and cf.
Valet.]
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1. A servant, especially to a knight; an attendant; a valet;
a footman. [Obs.] --Spenser. Tusser.
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2. Hence, a low fellow; a scoundrel; a rascal; as, an
impudent varlet.
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What a brazen-faced varlet art thou ! --Shak.
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3. In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the
knave, or jack. [Obs.]
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jack
(wn) | jack
n 1: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn:
jack, doodly-squat, diddly-squat, diddlysquat,
diddly-shit, diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, squat,
shit]
2: a man who serves as a sailor [syn: mariner, seaman,
tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob,
sea dog]
3: someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual
labor [syn: laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack]
4: immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains
an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted
[syn: jackfruit, jak, jack]
5: a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling
6: an electrical device consisting of a connector socket
designed for the insertion of a plug
7: 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 [syn: jack, jackstones]
8: small flag indicating a ship's nationality
9: one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young
prince [syn: jack, knave]
10: tool for exerting pressure or lifting
11: any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical
to warm temperate seas
12: male donkey [syn: jack, jackass]
v 1: lift with a special device; "jack up the car so you can
change the tire" [syn: jack, jack up]
2: hunt with a jacklight [syn: jacklight, jack] |
jack
(vera) | JACK
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blackjack
(mass) | blackjack
- oko |
jack off
(mass) | jack off
- onanovať |
jackass
(mass) | jackass
- osol |
jacket
(mass) | jacket
- kabát, vetrovka, sako |
jackinthebox
(mass) | jack-in-the-box
- vyskakujúci klaun zo škatuli |
jackolantern
(mass) | jack-o'-lantern
- bludička |
jumping jack
(mass) | jumping jack
- bábka |
navijacka
(msasasci) | navijacka
- reel |
air jacket
(encz) | air jacket,plovací vesta Zdeněk Brož |
air-jacket
(encz) | air-jacket,plovací vesta Zdeněk Brož |
all work and no play makes jack a dull boy
(encz) | all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,nepracuj příliš
dlouho Zdeněk Brož |
applejack
(encz) | applejack,jablečný koňak [amer.] Pavel Cvrček |
before you can say jack robinson
(encz) | before you can say Jack Robinson,než bys řekl popel Zdeněk Brožbefore you can say Jack Robinson,velmi rychle Zdeněk Brož |
black-jack
(encz) | black-jack,pirátská vlajka Zdeněk Brož |
blackjack
(encz) | blackjack,oko Jaroslav Šedivýblackjack,pirátská vlajka Zdeněk Brož |
bluejacket
(encz) | bluejacket,námořník n: Zdeněk Brož |
bootjack
(encz) | bootjack,zouvák n: Zdeněk Brož |
bottle jack
(encz) | bottle jack,zvedák hydraulický n: [tech.] Pino |
carjack
(encz) | carjack, |
carjacker
(encz) | carjacker, |
carjacking
(encz) | carjacking, n: |
casual jacket
(encz) | casual jacket,bunda |
cheap-jack
(encz) | cheap-jack, n: |
cheapjack
(encz) | cheapjack, adj: |
cork jacket
(encz) | cork jacket, n: |
crackerjack
(encz) | crackerjack,eso n: Zdeněk Brožcrackerjack,kanon n: Zdeněk Brožcrackerjack,pašák n: Zdeněk Brožcrackerjack,šlágr n: Zdeněk Brož |
crevalle jack
(encz) | crevalle jack, n: |
crossjack
(encz) | crossjack, n: |
dinner jacket
(encz) | dinner jacket,smoking Pavel Cvrček |
dolman jacket
(encz) | dolman jacket, n: |
donkey jacket
(encz) | donkey jacket, n: |
double-breasted jacket
(encz) | double-breasted jacket, n: |
dust jacket
(encz) | dust jacket,knižní obálka n: Zdeněk Brož |
eton jacket
(encz) | Eton jacket, |
flapjack
(encz) | flapjack,lívanec n: Zdeněk Brož |
full metal jacket
(encz) | full metal jacket, n: |
high-low-jack
(encz) | high-low-jack, n: |
highjack
(encz) | highjack, |
highjacker
(encz) | highjacker, n: |
highjacking
(encz) | highjacking, n: |
hijack
(encz) | hijack,unést Hynek Hanke |
hijacked
(encz) | hijacked,unesený Hynek Hanke |
hijacker
(encz) | hijacker,únosce Hynek Hanke |
hijackers
(encz) | hijackers,únosci n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
hijacking
(encz) | hijacking,únos n: Zdeněk Brož |
hit the jackpot
(encz) | hit the jackpot,vyhrát v loterii Zdeněk Brož |
jack and jill (off) party
(encz) | jack and jill (off) party,party, na které se veřejně masturbuje n:
[slang.] jose |
jack bean
(encz) | jack bean, n: |
jack crevalle
(encz) | jack crevalle,ryba druhu Caranx hippos n: [zoo.] Vyskytuje se v severním
Atlantském oceánu, hojně v Mexickém zálivu při pobřeží. Loví se ze
sportu. tata |
jack frost
(encz) | Jack Frost,Mráz n: tataJack Frost,paní Zima n: tata |
jack ladder
(encz) | jack ladder,dřevařský podélný řetězový dopravník n: [dřev.] tata |
jack mackerel
(encz) | jack mackerel,ryba: kranas souměrný n: [zoo.] tata |
jack me around
(encz) | jack me around, |
jack oak
(encz) | jack oak,dub elipsovitý n: [bot.] tatajack oak,dub marylandský n: [bot.] tata |
jack of all trades
(encz) | jack of all trades,všeuměl n: Zdeněk Brožjack of all trades,všeumělec n: Zdeněk Brož |
jack off
(encz) | jack off,onanovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
jack pine
(encz) | jack pine,borovice Banksova n: [bot.] tata |
jack plane
(encz) | jack plane,beránek n: nástroje řemeslníka obrábějícího dřevo (truhlář,
tesař,...) tatajack plane,hoblík n: nástroje řemeslníka obrábějícího dřevo (truhlář,
tesař,...) tatajack plane,uběrák n: nástroje řemeslníka obrábějícího dřevo (truhlář,
tesař,...) tata |
jack plug
(encz) | jack plug,jack zástrčka n: [tech.] male - samec Pino |
jack salmon
(encz) | jack salmon,ryba: Stizosteidon vitreum n: [zoo.] tata |
jack socket
(encz) | jack socket,jack zásuvka n: [tech.] female - samice Pino |
jack up
(encz) | jack up,nadzvednout heverem v: Zdeněk Brož |
jack-a-lantern
(encz) | jack-a-lantern, n: |
jack-by-the-hedge
(encz) | jack-by-the-hedge, n: |
jack-in-the-box
(encz) | jack-in-the-box,vyskakující klaun v krabičce n: Zdeněk Brož |
jack-in-the-pulpit
(encz) | jack-in-the-pulpit,jarní lesní květina n: Zdeněk Brož |
jack-o'-lantern
(encz) | jack-o-lantern, n: |
jack-o-lantern
(encz) | jack-o-lantern, n: |
jack-o-lantern fungus
(encz) | jack-o-lantern fungus, n: |
jack-of-all-trades
(encz) | jack-of-all-trades,všeuměl n: Zdeněk Brož |
jackal
(encz) | jackal,šakal n: Bukovansky Richard |
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