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Jack-a-Lent

Jack-a-Lent noun: a small stuffed puppet at which stones were thrown at during Lent.

Noun

Jack-a-Lent (plural Jack-a-Lents)

  1. (obsolete) A small stuffed puppet at which stones were thrown at during Lent.

Forms of Jack-a-Lent

pluralJack-a-Lents

Questions about Jack-a-Lent

What does Jack-a-Lent mean?
Jack-a-Lent means a small stuffed puppet at which stones were thrown at during Lent.
What part of speech is Jack-a-Lent?
Jack-a-Lent is a noun.
What is the plural of Jack-a-Lent?
The plural of Jack-a-Lent is Jack-a-Lents.

Words near Jack-a-Lent in the dictionary

  1. Jack whores
  2. jack-a-dandies
  3. jack-a-dandy
  4. jack-a-lantern
  5. jack-a-lanterns
  6. Jack-a-Lent
  7. Jack-a-Lents
  8. jack-a-napes
  9. jack-a-napeses
  10. jack-all
  11. jack-ass

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