jack crosstree

noun Nautical.

jack¹(def 9b).

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Nearby words

jack arch, jack bean, jack block, jack chain, jack crevalle, jack crosstree, jack frost, jack in, jack ketch, jack ladder, jack mackerel

Origin of jack crosstree

First recorded in 1830–40

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