jack-tar
or Jack Tar
[ jak-tahr ]
/ ˈdʒækˈtɑr /
noun
a sailor.
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Origin of jack-tar
First recorded in 1775–85
Words nearby jack-tar
jack staff, jackstay, jackstone, jackstraw, jackstraws, jack-tar, Jack-the-lad, Jack-the-rags, Jack the Ripper, jack towel, jack truss
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British Dictionary definitions for jack-tar
Jack Tar
noun
mainly literary a sailor
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