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whip-jack

whip-jack noun: a beggar who pretends to have been on great sea voyages.

Noun

whip-jack (plural whip-jacks)

  1. (obsolete) A beggar who pretends to have been on great sea voyages.

Forms of whip-jack

pluralwhip-jacks

Questions about whip-jack

What does whip-jack mean?
Whip-jack means a beggar who pretends to have been on great sea voyages.
What part of speech is whip-jack?
Whip-jack is a noun.
What is the plural of whip-jack?
The plural of whip-jack is whip-jacks.

Words near whip-jack in the dictionary

  1. whip-creamed
  2. whip-creamier
  3. whip-creamiest
  4. whip-creamy
  5. whip-hand
  6. whip-jack
  7. whip-jacks
  8. whip-o'-will
  9. whip-o'-wills
  10. whip-o-will
  11. whip-o-wills

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