Apple-jack |
Apple brandy. |
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Black-jack |
A name given by English miners to sphalerite, or zinc blende; -- called also false galena. See Blende. |
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Black-jack |
Caramel or burnt sugar, used to color wines, spirits, ground coffee, etc. |
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Black-jack |
A large leather vessel for beer, etc. |
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Black-jack |
The Quercus nigra, or barren oak. |
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Black-jack |
The ensign of a pirate. |
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Minute-jack |
A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; -- called also jack of the clock house. |
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Minute-jack |
A timeserver; an inconstant person. |
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Supple-jack |
A climbing shrub (Berchemia volubilus) of the Southern United States, having a tough and pliable stem. |
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Supple-jack |
A somewhat similar tropical American plant (Paullinia Curassavica); also, a walking stick made from its stem. |
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Cheap |
A bargain; a purchase; cheapness. |
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Cheap |
Having a low price in market; of small cost or price, as compared with the usual price or the real value. |
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Cheap |
Of comparatively small value; common; mean. |
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Cheap |
Cheaply. |
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Cheap |
To buy; to bargain. |
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Cheap-john |
A seller of low-priced or second goods; a hawker. |
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Jack |
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. |
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Jack |
A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. |
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Jack |
An impertinent or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a clown; also, a servant; a rustic. |
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Jack |
A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also Jack tar, and Jack afloat. |
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