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Jackie Howe

Jackie Howe is the alternative form of Jacky Howe.

Meaning of Jacky Howe

Noun

Jacky Howe (plural Jacky Howes)

  1. (Australia) A type of blue sleeveless shirt worn by sheep shearers and labourers.
    • Still, no one has ever thought before of associating a papaw with a “Jacky Howe,” or, say, fruit salad with a flannel shirt.1941, Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Queensland Agricultural Journal, volume 56, page 171
    Synonyms:
    singlet, wifebeater

Forms of Jackie Howe

pluralJackie Howes

Questions about Jackie Howe

What is Jackie Howe the alternative form of?
Jackie Howe is the alternative form of Jacky Howe.

Words near Jackie Howe in the dictionary

  1. jackhares
  2. jackhole
  3. jackholes
  4. Jacki
  5. Jackie
  6. Jackie Howe
  7. Jackie Howes
  8. jackies
  9. jackin'
  10. jacking
  11. jacking around

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