Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun English gin.
- noun A familiar name for an enlisted man in the navy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Dial. Eng., Dial. Eng. A landsman's nickname for a seaman, resented by the latter.
- noun Dial. Eng. English gin.
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Examples
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"Come on, kid," called a jacky, and just as Piang stepped over the side a kindly sailor slipped a quarter in his hand.
The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old Florence Partello Stuart
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He did not throw a strike no matter what spin the media puts on it. jacky
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December 6th, 2007 at 2: 30 pm jokerswild says: great fuckin song jacky boy.
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They are no much diferent from CNN or BBC. look at the fellows. al jazeera correspondent in palestinian territories jacky rowland (former bbc journalist)
Al Jazeera -- nowhere near you David 2007
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This could be avoided if magistrates like Bystander remanded them in the first place. on December 28, 2006 at 11: 22 pm | Reply jo public give the scum as much hassle as you can and good luck with it happy new year on December 29, 2006 at 12: 04 am | Reply jacky bennett
Largehearted Boy « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2006
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May 31st, 2009 at 10: 40 pm PDT could you i cant find my comment from earlier. could you please send it back to me RTS. thanks for your help. reply jacky
Prepare For The Facebook Vanity URL Landrush Michael Arrington 2005
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Jumping back and forward between bookmarks is a real pain. reply jacky
Profile: Furl Michael Arrington 2005
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Unsophisticated minds are apt to see corpse lights or ‘jacky-twoads’ where the scientist would see swamp gas, and long and lonely nights encourage the mind to wander down paths poorly illuminated by the light of reason.
The Moor King, Laurie R. 1998
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Meanwhile, holidays are “holibobs”, and the wine formerly known as sauvignon blanc is “savvy b”– best paired with a jacky p (jacket potato) for a comforting dinner that’s not too “spenny” (expensive).
‘Genny lec’ and ‘cozzie livs’. And who can afford 'savvy b'? British slang is daft, but it is breaking taboos | Coco Khan Coco Khan 2024
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