jack ladder

noun

Nautical. Jacob's ladder(def 2a).
Lumbering. bull chain.

Origin of jack ladder

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby jack ladder

jack crevalle, jack crosstree, jack frost, jack in, jack ketch, jack ladder, jack mackerel, jack mormon, jack oak, jack of all trades, jack of all trades, master of none

British Dictionary definitions for jack ladder

jack ladder

noun

another name for Jacob's ladder (def. 2)