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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 Excerpt: ...Stuart, Joco-Scrious Discourse, 1686, p. 44. JAB, a sharp thrust, a prick, or peck. JACK, an old name used when gins were doubled for sinking. Where two were in use together, one of them, to prevent mistakes, was usually called a. jack. JACK, a coat of armour made by sewing iron plates within a riding coat. The word occurs frequently in the Musters for Newcastle and Northumberland in 1539, &c. JACK, a jackdaw. Sometimes called a jatk-jaa or jack-craa. See Jaak. JACK-A-LEGS, a large, single-bladed clasp-knife, generally with a broad and square-ended blade. These formidable knives were much in vogue among Tyneside keelmen half a century ago. "Jack-a-legs, a large knife with a joint, so as to be carried in the pocket. Generally supposed to have obtained this name from Jacques ft Liege, a famous Flemish cutler."--Brockett. JACKALALLY, a foolish person. JACKANYEPS, JACKANAPES, small rollers between the rope rolls and pulleys of a whim on which a pit rope runs. JACK-AT-THE-WAT, or JACKET-THE-WAT N.I, the small bag of a pig's intestines. Compare Jawdy. JACK-BAAL, a boys' game resembling "rounders." JACKET, to flog or thrash. "A good jacketing"--a sound thrashing. JACK-JAA, a jackdaw. See Jaak. JACK-MAN, the game of "follow my leader." JACK-NECK, the top or ridge tile of a sandstone roofing slate. It is a squared slate about fifteen inches deep by eight inches wide, with a deep notch cut on each side near the upper end. Jack-necks are arranged alternately on each side of the roof ridge, laid on with each notch fitting into its neighbour, and so cut in size that, when fitted close, they form a continuous self-supporting ridge with a cock's comb-like apex.--The Rev. W. Featherstonhaugh, Proceedings of Newcastle Society of A...