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whisky jack|ˈhwɪskɪ dʒæk| Also 8 whiski-jack, 9 whiskey jack; also with hyphen. [Altered form of next by substitution of jack for john (cf. Jack n.1).] A popular name for the common grey jay of Canada, Perisoreus canadensis.
1772Whiskijack [see next]. 1873Forest & Stream 11 Dec. 273/3 Two whisky jacks are driven into camp, and now sit on the palisades over the fire. 1888Lees & Clutterbuck B.C. 1887 xxviii. (1892) 320 Those delightful birds known as the Camp Robbers or Whisky Jacks. |