half-jack
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noun
Southern African informal a flat pocket-sized bottle of alcohol
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Word Origin for half-jack
C20: jack, probably from C16 jack a leather-covered vessel, from Old French jaque, of uncertain origin
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half-human, half-hunter, halfies, half-inch, half-integral, half-jack, half-joking, half landing, half-lap joint, half-leather, half-length
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