crackajack
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In picking the place, Navy bigwigs showed the sea-wisdom of an old salt, the esthetic sense of a crackajack travel agent.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ellabelle was a crackajack housekeeper and had plenty of time to lie out in the hammock and read 'Lucile' of afternoons.
From Somewhere in Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon
Arthur whittles things out of wood—he’ll show you what he can do in a minute—he’s a crackajack.
From Maida's Little Shop by Gillmore, Inez Haynes
Well, old Benjamin, the father, who was located in Framingham somewhere about the year 1716, had twelve children and three of these—Benjamin, Junior, Simon, and Aaron all became crackajack clockmakers, especially Simon.
From Christopher and the Clockmakers by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)
"I am no great judge of the pipes myself, but he strikes me as a crackajack and I shouldn't be surprised if he would make you all sit up."
From Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail by Connor, Ralph
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