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Jack out of doors

Jack out of doors noun: a homeless person, or vagrant.

Noun

Jack out of doors

  1. (obsolete) A homeless person, or vagrant.
    • the Lord Julio Romero at Yvoy, having committed this oversight to issue out of his holde, to parlie with the Constable of France, at his returne found the Towne taken, and himselfe jack-out-of-doors., Folio Society, 2006, p.27

Questions about Jack out of doors

What does Jack out of doors mean?
Jack out of doors means a homeless person, or vagrant.
What part of speech is Jack out of doors?
Jack out of doors is a noun.

Words near Jack out of doors in the dictionary

  1. jack of diamonds
  2. jack of plate
  3. jack of spades
  4. jack off
  5. jack offs
  6. Jack out of doors
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  8. jack pines
  9. jack plane
  10. jack planes
  11. jack plug

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