half-jackn.²

Brit.

/ˈhɑːfdʒak/, U.S.

/ˈhæfˌdʒæk/, South African English

/ˈhɑːfdʒæk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adj., Jack n.²

Etymology: < half adj. + Jack n.²

†a. English regional. Half a jack (Jack n.² 21e), as a liquid measure. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

1729 P. Walkden Diary 11 Sept. (1866) (modernized text) 40 She offered to give me a half jack of spirits in at it.

b. South African. A half-bottle (now 375 millilitres) of spirits, usually in a flattened, pocket-sized form. Cf. Jack n.² 22.

1953 ‘P. Lanham’ & A. S. Mopeli-Paulus Blanket Boy's Moon 70 He took from his pocket a half-jack of white man's brandy.

2015 J. G. Davis Cape of Storms xi. 105 He felt in his hip pocket and brought out a half-jack of brandy. He poured a big shot into the coffee.

†2. A card counter (card counter n.¹) made to resemble a half-sovereign. Cf. Jack n.² 21c(b). Obsolete.

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 349/2 The ‘card-counters’, or..the ‘small coins’, are now of a very limited sale. The slang name for these articles is ‘Jacks’ and ‘Half Jacks’.

1873 Slang Dict. Jacks, and half-jacks, card counters, resembling in size and appearance sovereigns and half-sovereigns.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

† half-jackn.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: half jackboot n.

Etymology: Shortened < half jackboot n. Compare later jack n.⁷Compare also the following slightly earlier example of apparent false segmentation of half jackboot to show half jack modifying boot:1715 Boston News-let. 28 Nov. 2/2 (advt.) English boots half Jack and small..to be sold on reasonable Terms by George Shore in Queen-Street Boston.

Obsolete.

A type of short jackboot (jackboot n. 1) that reaches to below the knee; = half jackboot n.

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1716 Inventory Richard Lush (P.R.O.: PROB 32/60/81) In the Shop..four pair of half Jack Boots, Spurrs & Leathers iiij l'..one pair of halfe Jacks without Topps xiiij s'.

a1744 W. Byrd Hist. Dividing Line (1929) 227 Meanwell's Horse slipt, & fell upon one of his Legs, & wou'd have broke it, if his Half-Jacks had not guarded it.

1753 T. Smollett Ferdinand Count Fathom II. xl. 36 The want of stockings and shoes he supplied with a jockey straight boot and an half jack.

1871 Bell's Life in London 4 Nov. 3/2 Whenever you see a man in ‘jacks’ or ‘half-jacks’, there is something not altogether symmetrical about his ‘pins’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	half-jack
释义	half-jackn.² Brit. /ˈhɑːfdʒak/, U.S. /ˈhæfˌdʒæk/, South African English /ˈhɑːfdʒæk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adj., Jack n.² Etymology: < half adj. + Jack n.² 1. †a. English regional. Half a jack (Jack n.² 21e), as a liquid measure. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. Π 1729 P. Walkden Diary 11 Sept. (1866) (modernized text) 40 She offered to give me a half jack of spirits in at it. b. South African. A half-bottle (now 375 millilitres) of spirits, usually in a flattened, pocket-sized form. Cf. Jack n.² 22. Π 1953 ‘P. Lanham’ & A. S. Mopeli-Paulus Blanket Boy's Moon 70 He took from his pocket a half-jack of white man's brandy. 2015 J. G. Davis Cape of Storms xi. 105 He felt in his hip pocket and brought out a half-jack of brandy. He poured a big shot into the coffee. †2. A card counter (card counter n.¹) made to resemble a half-sovereign. Cf. Jack n.² 21c(b). Obsolete. Π 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 349/2 The ‘card-counters’, or..the ‘small coins’, are now of a very limited sale. The slang name for these articles is ‘Jacks’ and ‘Half Jacks’. 1873 Slang Dict. Jacks, and half-jacks, card counters, resembling in size and appearance sovereigns and half-sovereigns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). † half-jackn.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: half jackboot n. Etymology: Shortened < half jackboot n. Compare later jack n.⁷Compare also the following slightly earlier example of apparent false segmentation of half jackboot to show half jack modifying boot:1715 Boston News-let. 28 Nov. 2/2 (advt.) English boots half Jack and small..to be sold on reasonable Terms by George Shore in Queen-Street Boston. Obsolete. A type of short jackboot (jackboot n. 1) that reaches to below the knee; = half jackboot n. ΘΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > reaching to below knee bootingc1300 sabatinec1460 brodequin1481 buskin1503 bottine?a1513 Russian boot1781 half-boot1787 Wellington1816 blucher1833 squaw boot1942 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > heavy or strong > jack-boot > types of waterboot1477 ankle-jack1800 quarter-jack1809 mud boot1824 1716 Inventory Richard Lush (P.R.O.: PROB 32/60/81) In the Shop..four pair of half Jack Boots, Spurrs & Leathers iiij l'..one pair of halfe Jacks without Topps xiiij s'. a1744 W. Byrd Hist. Dividing Line (1929) 227 Meanwell's Horse slipt, & fell upon one of his Legs, & wou'd have broke it, if his Half-Jacks had not guarded it. 1753 T. Smollett Ferdinand Count Fathom II. xl. 36 The want of stockings and shoes he supplied with a jockey straight boot and an half jack. 1871 Bell's Life in London 4 Nov. 3/2 Whenever you see a man in ‘jacks’ or ‘half-jacks’, there is something not altogether symmetrical about his ‘pins’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.²1729n.¹1716
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