Jacktar
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jacktar¹
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From jack (“common man or sailor”) + tar (“tarpaulin”), used for a common sailor dating back to the 1600s.
noun jacktars · jack-tar · Jack Tar · Jack tar · Jacktar
- 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.
Jacktar²
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of jacktar.jacktar
