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Jack Sprats

Jack Sprats is the plural of Jack Sprat.

Meaning of Jack Sprat

Noun

Jack Sprat (plural Jack Sprats)

  1. (informal) A small or skinny boy or man.
    • John Redford, The Play of Wit & Science
      Heard you ever such a counsel of such a Jack sprat?

Questions about Jack Sprats

What is Jack Sprats the plural of?
Jack Sprats is the plural of Jack Sprat.

Words near Jack Sprats in the dictionary

  1. Jack Shalloo
  2. Jack Shalloos
  3. jack shit
  4. Jack Sparrow
  5. Jack Sprat
  6. Jack Sprats
  7. jack squat
  8. jack stand
  9. jack stands
  10. Jack Strop
  11. Jack Strops

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