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jack-back

jack-back noun: in brewing and malt vinegar manufacture, a cistern which receives the wort.

Noun

jack-back (plural jack-backs)

  1. In brewing and malt vinegar manufacture, a cistern which receives the wort.

Forms of jack-back

pluraljack-backs

Origin of jack-back

See back (“a vat or cistern”).

Questions about jack-back

What does jack-back mean?
Jack-back means in brewing and malt vinegar manufacture, a cistern which receives the wort.
What part of speech is jack-back?
Jack-back is a noun.
What is the plural of jack-back?
The plural of jack-back is jack-backs.

Words near jack-back in the dictionary

  1. jack-a-napeses
  2. jack-all
  3. jack-ass
  4. jack-asses
  5. Jack-at-all-trades
  6. jack-back
  7. jack-backs
  8. jack-ball
  9. jack-balls
  10. jack-bean
  11. jack-beans

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