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jack-o’-lantern
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jack off
jack pine
jack plane
jack rafter
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jack-tar
jack-tar (plural jack-tars)


noun 
Definition:
 
( dated informal )
Same as  sailor (sense 1)

[< the name Jack implying "Everyman" + tar2 "sailor"]
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