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lazy jacks

lazy jacks is the plural of lazy jack.

Meaning of lazy jack

Noun

lazy jack (plural lazy jacks)

  1. A jack constructed of compound levers pivoted together.

Noun

lazy jacks pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A type of running rigging to assist in handling a fore-and-aft-rigged sail during reefing and furling; consist of a network of cordage which is rigged to a point on the mast and to a series of points on either side of the boom.

Questions about lazy jacks

What does lazy jacks mean?
Lazy jacks means a type of running rigging to assist in handling a fore-and-aft-rigged sail during reefing and furling; consist of a network of cordage which is rigged to a point on the mast and to a series of points on either side of the boom.
What is lazy jacks the plural of?
Lazy jacks is the plural of lazy jack.
What part of speech is lazy jacks?
Lazy jacks is a noun.

Words near lazy jacks in the dictionary

  1. lazy initialisation
  2. lazy initialisations
  3. lazy initialization
  4. lazy initializations
  5. lazy jack
  6. lazy jacks
  7. lazy Kate
  8. lazy Kates
  9. lazy Laurence
  10. lazy Laurences
  11. lazy Lawrence

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