whisky jack
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whisky jack
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Perhaps an alteration of whisky john, a corruption of Cree wîskacân / ᐄᐧᐢᑲᒑᐣ (iiyskacaan), or perhaps directly from Cree wîskicâk ᐄᐧᐢᑭᒑᐠ (iiyskicaak). See also Wisakedjak on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
noun whisky jacks · whiskey jack · whiskey-jack · whiskeyjack · whisky-jack · whiskyjack
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The gray jay, Perisoreus canadensis.
Similar: Canada jay, grey jay, whisky john, whisky-john
noun whisky jacks · whiskey jack · whiskey-jack · whiskeyjack · whisky-jack · whiskyjack
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Synonym of bottle jack
Similar: bottle jack
Talk about this word "whisky jack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/whisky%20jack. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. whisky jack. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/whisky%20jack "whisky jack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/whisky%20jack.Cite this
@misc{whisky_jack_2026,
title = {whisky jack},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whisky%20jack},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
