crevalle jack


noun

See under jack1(def 6).
Also called jack crevalle.

Definition for crevalle jack (2 of 2)

Origin of jack

1
1350–1400; Middle English jakke, Jakke used in addressing any male, especially a social inferior, variant of Jakken, variant of Jankin, equivalent to Jan John + -kin -kin; extended in sense to anything male, and as a designation for a variety of inanimate objects

British Dictionary definitions for crevalle jack (1 of 4)

Jack
/ (dʒæk) /

noun

I'm all right, Jack British informal
  1. a remark indicating smug and complacent selfishness
  2. (as modifier)an ``I'm all right, Jack'' attitude

British Dictionary definitions for crevalle jack (2 of 4)

jack 1
/ (dʒæk) /

noun

adjective

jack of Australian slang tired or fed up with (something)

verb (tr)

See also jack in, jacks, jack up

Word Origin for jack

C16 jakke, variant of Jankin, diminutive of John

British Dictionary definitions for crevalle jack (3 of 4)

jack 2

jak

/ (dʒæk) /

noun

short for jackfruit

Word Origin for jack

C17: from Portuguese jaca; see jackfruit

British Dictionary definitions for crevalle jack (4 of 4)

jack 3
/ (dʒæk) /

noun

a short sleeveless coat of armour of the Middle Ages, consisting usually of a canvas base with metal plates
archaic a drinking vessel, often of leather

Word Origin for jack

C14: from Old French jaque, of uncertain origin

Idioms and Phrases with crevalle jack

jack