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Jack Tar

Jack Tar is the alternative letter-case form of jacktar.

Meaning of jacktar

Noun

jacktar (plural jacktars)

  1. (UK) A sailor; especially, one in the Royal Navy.
    • O! the next that steps up is a jolly Jack tar, / He sailed with Lord [Nelson]^([sic]), during last war: / He’s right on the sea, Old England to view: / He’s come a pace-egging with so jolly a crew.1857, “The Masker's Song”, in Robert Bell, editor, Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the Peasantry of England
    Synonyms:
    jack, tar

Noun capitalized: Jack tar

Jack tar

  1. (UK) Alternative letter-case form of jacktar.

Forms of Jack Tar

pluralJack Tars

Questions about Jack Tar

What is Jack Tar the alternative letter-case form of?
Jack Tar is the alternative letter-case form of jacktar.
What part of speech is Jack Tar?
Jack Tar is a noun.
What is the plural of Jack Tar?
The plural of Jack Tar is Jack Tars.

Words near Jack Tar in the dictionary

  1. jack squat
  2. jack stand
  3. jack stands
  4. Jack Strop
  5. Jack Strops
  6. Jack Tar
  7. Jack Tars
  8. Jack the lad
  9. Jack the lads
  10. Jack the Ripper
  11. jack timber

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