Vocabulary : Jacinth to Jackdaw
Jacinth : See Hyacinth.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. ;; A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. ;; An impertinent or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a clown; also, a servant; a rustic. ;; A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also Jack tar, and Jack afloat. ;; 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 ;; A device to pull off boots. ;; A sawhorse or sawbuck. ;; A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke jack, or kitchen jack. ;; A wood
Jack Ketch : A public executioner, or hangman.
Jack-a-dandy : A little dandy; a little, foppish, impertinent fellow.
Jackal : Any one of several species of carnivorous animals inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf. They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious. They feed largely on carrion, and are noted for their piercing and dismal howling. ;; One who does mean work for another's advantage, as jackals were once thought to kill game which lions appropriated.
