jackatar
[ jak-uh-tahr ]
/ ˈdʒæk əˌtɑr /
noun Newfoundland.
a Newfoundland native of mixed French and Amerindian descent.
Also
jackie tar,
jacky tar.
Origin of jackatar
1855–60; perhaps
jack-tar (with
-a- representing release of the stop) though the change in sense is unaccounted for
Words nearby jackatar
jackass bark,
jackass brig,
jackass gunter,
jackass penguin,
jackass rig,
jackatar,
jackboot,
jackbooted,
jackdaw,
jacked,
jackeen