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crevalle jack

cre·val·le jack
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kruh-val-ee, -val-uh jak]
    • /krəˈvæl i, -ˈvæl ə dʒæk/
    • /krˈeval dʒˈak/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kruh-val-ee, -val-uh jak]
    • /krəˈvæl i, -ˈvæl ə dʒæk/

Definitions of crevalle jack words

  • noun crevalle jack any of various portable devices for raising or lifting heavy objects short heights, using various mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic methods. 1
  • noun crevalle jack Also called knave. Cards. a playing card bearing the picture of a soldier or servant. 1
  • noun crevalle jack Electricity. a connecting device in an electrical circuit designed for the insertion of a plug. 1
  • noun crevalle jack (initial capital letter) Informal. fellow; buddy; man (usually used in addressing a stranger): Hey, Jack, which way to Jersey? 1
  • noun crevalle jack Also called jackstone. Games. one of a set of small metal objects having six prongs, used in the game of jacks. one of any other set of objects, as pebbles, stones, etc., used in the game of jacks. jacks, (used with a singular verb) a children's game in which small metal objects, stones, pebbles, or the like, are tossed, caught, and moved on the ground in a number of prescribed ways, usually while bouncing a rubber ball. 1
  • noun crevalle jack any of several carangid fishes, especially of the genus Caranx, as C. hippos (crevalle jack or jack crevalle) of the western Atlantic Ocean. 1

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Origin of crevalle jack

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English jakke, Jakke used in addressing any male, especially a social inferior, variant of Jakken, variant of Jankin, equivalent to Jan John + -kin -kin; extended in sense to anything male, and as a designation for a variety of inanimate objects

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Parts of speech for Crevalle jack

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crevalle jack popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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