high-low-jack
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of high-low-jack
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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Pete Zamperini was at a friend’s house that morning, playing a few hands of high-low-jack before heading out for a round of golf.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
The other boys in the garrison sneered at him, because he sacrificed in this unrequited affection for a politician the time which they devoted to Monongahela, sledge, and high-low-jack.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 by Various
They had started an innocent game of high-low-jack and had been stopped.
From The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories by Twain, Mark
This edition was gotten up by Sunderland for a high-low-jack pack, and was read the first night.
From Stories by American Authors, Volume 2 by Various
They could not understand why Nolan kept by himself while they were playing high-low-jack.
From Famous Stories Every Child Should Know by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
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