high-low-jack
[ hahy-loh-jak ]
noun
Origin of high-low-jack
1First recorded in 1805–15
Words Nearby high-low-jack
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How to use high-low-jack in a sentence
This edition was gotten up by Sunderland for a high-low-jack pack, and was read the first night.
Stories by American Authors, Volume 2 | VariousHe never had any instruction in his profession, aside from a slight amount of training in high-low-jack.
Cordwood | Edgar Wilson (Bill) NyeThey had started an innocent game of high-low-jack and had been stopped.
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)They could not understand why Nolan kept by himself while they were playing high-low-jack.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know | VariousBut the Major and the Colonel were playing a rubber of seven-up (or high-low-jack) and paid no attention.
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