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Jacksaw

Jacksaw n. The merganser.
Jackscrew n. A jack in which a screw is used for lifting, or exerting pressure. See Illust. of 2d Jack, n., 5.
Jackslave n. A low servant; a mean fellow.
Jacksmith n. A smith who makes jacks. See 2d Jack, 4, c.
Jacksnipe n. A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula);
called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and half snipe.
Jacksnipe n. A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata);
called also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.
Jackstay n. A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened.
Jackstone n. One of the pebbles or pieces used in the game of jackstones.
Jackstone n. A game played with five small stones or pieces of metal. See 6th Chuck.
Jackstraw n. An effigy stuffed with straw; a scarecrow; hence, a man without property or influence.
Jackstraw n. One of a set of straws of strips of ivory, bone, wood, etc., for playing a child's game, the jackstraws being thrown confusedly together on a table, to be gathered up singly by a hooked instrument, without touching or disturbing the rest of the pile. See Spilikin.

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