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Jacktar

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jack tarnoun(British, idiomatic) Alternative letter-case form of jacktar. [(chiefly British) A sailor; especially, one in the Royal Navy.]
jack-tarnoun(British) Alternative form of jacktar. [(chiefly British) A sailor; especially, one in the Royal Navy.]
jacknounA coarse medieval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
jackynounA nickname used instead of the male given name Jack, Jacques (and its cognates) or John.
bluejacketnoun(nautical) An enlisted man in the US Navy.
tarpaulinnoun(countable) A tarp, a heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover or blanket.
crackerjacknounAn exceptionally fine or excellent thing or person.
jollynoun(UK, often humorous) A pleasure trip or excursion; especially, an expenses-paid or unnecessary one.
taswegiannoun(Australia, humorous, sometimes derogatory) A native or inhabitant of Tasmania.
jackmannoun(motor racing) A member of the pit crew responsible for lifting the car with a jack.
jack nasty-facenoun(nautical, slang, obsolete) A sailor.
lashkarnounThe Islamic militant Lashkar-e-Toiba (Urdu: لشکرِ طیبه (“Army of the Pure”)), based in Pakistan. Also transliterated as Lashkar-i-Tayyaba, Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, or Lashkar-i-Toiba.
lance-jacknoun(UK, military slang) A lance-corporal or lance-bombadier.
jack stropnoun(UK, naval slang) A conceited, argumentative or swaggering sailor.
whipjacknoun(obsolete, slang) A beggar who pretends to be a sailor.
tarriernounA layabout or loiterer; someone who tarries.
bootnecknoun(UK, slang, military) A member of the Royal Marines.
jaternoun(fandom slang) A shipper of Jack and Kate from the television series Lost.
jackernoun(colloquial) A robber; a carjacker.
jack the ladnoun(British, slang) An irresponsible young man, seeking personal pleasure and gratification without any regard to responsibilities. A rogue.

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