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
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
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 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
He never had any instruction in his profession, aside from a slight amount of training in high-low-jack.
From Cordwood by Nye, Bill
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