Jack Johnsonn.

Brit.

/ˌdʒak ˈdʒɒnsn/, U.S.

/ˌdʒæk ˈdʒɑns(ə)n/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Jack Johnson.

Etymology: < the name of Jack Johnson (1878–1946), African-American heavyweight boxer, whose nickname was ‘The Big Smoke’ (compare smoke n. 8b).

Army slang (originally U.S.). Now historical.

1. A heavy German shell filled with TNT, which on exploding emits volumes of dense black smoke; = Black Maria n. 3a. Also: the smoke emitted by such a shell.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shell > shell > smoke from shell

Jack Johnson1914

1914 Logansport (Indiana) Jrnl.-Tribune 25 Sept. 1/5 The German howitzer shells..send up columns of greasy black smoke. On account of this they are irreverently dubbed ‘coal boxes’, ‘black marias’, or ‘Jack Johnsons’, by the soldiers.

1914 Illustr. London News 10 Oct. 505 The gigantic projectile which on bursting makes the black smoke called ‘Jack Johnson’.

1962 J. B. Priestley Margin Released ii. iii. 101 The German heavy batteries..dropped ‘Jack Johnsons’ among us.

2014 G. H. Cassar Trial by Gas vi. 185 The fire..was maintained for twenty minutes with every kind of shell, from Jack Johnsons to nine-pounders.

2. A large-calibre German howitzer gun; = Black Maria n. 3b. Now rare.

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1914 Illustr. London News 10 Oct. 504/1 The German ‘Jack Johnson’ siege-guns.

1978 Jrnl. Forest Hist. 22 180/2 Only against the heaviest German cannons, called ‘Jack Johnsons’ by the soldiers of the American Expeditionary Force, was wood not recommended for use.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jack johnson
释义	Jack Johnsonn. Brit. /ˌdʒak ˈdʒɒnsn/, U.S. /ˌdʒæk ˈdʒɑns(ə)n/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Jack Johnson. Etymology: < the name of Jack Johnson (1878–1946), African-American heavyweight boxer, whose nickname was ‘The Big Smoke’ (compare smoke n. 8b). Army slang (originally U.S.). Now historical. 1. A heavy German shell filled with TNT, which on exploding emits volumes of dense black smoke; = Black Maria n. 3a. Also: the smoke emitted by such a shell. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shell > shell > other types of shell carcass1684 light ball1729 anchor ball1779 shrapnel1810 hollow shot1862 segment-shell1862 blind-shell1864 ring-shot1868 star shell1876 ring-shell1879 pipsqueak1900 Black Maria1914 coal box1914 crump1914 Jack Johnson1914 Archie1915 Little Willie1915 whizz-bang1915 woolly bear1915 fizzbang1916 five-ninea1918 ashcan1918 cream puff1918 sea-bag1918 pudding1919 G.I. can1929 flechette1961 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shell > shell > smoke from shell Jack Johnson1914 1914 Logansport (Indiana) Jrnl.-Tribune 25 Sept. 1/5 The German howitzer shells..send up columns of greasy black smoke. On account of this they are irreverently dubbed ‘coal boxes’, ‘black marias’, or ‘Jack Johnsons’, by the soldiers. 1914 Illustr. London News 10 Oct. 505 The gigantic projectile which on bursting makes the black smoke called ‘Jack Johnson’. 1962 J. B. Priestley Margin Released ii. iii. 101 The German heavy batteries..dropped ‘Jack Johnsons’ among us. 2014 G. H. Cassar Trial by Gas vi. 185 The fire..was maintained for twenty minutes with every kind of shell, from Jack Johnsons to nine-pounders. 2. A large-calibre German howitzer gun; = Black Maria n. 3b. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > other pieces of ordnance bombardc1430 ribaudequin1443 stock-gun1465 seven sistersa1529 chamber1540 bastard1545 chamber piece1547 volger1548 dogc1550 battardc1565 long shot1595 quarter piece1625 pelican1639 monkey1650 spirol1653 stock-fowler1669 saltamartino1684 smeriglio1688 botcarda1700 carriage gun1723 Lancaster1857 Armstrong1860 wire gun1860 Columbiad1861 Parrott1861 wedge-gun1876 truck-gun1883 motor cannon1889 Black Maria1914 Jack Johnson1914 supergun1915 flak1938 1914 Illustr. London News 10 Oct. 504/1 The German ‘Jack Johnson’ siege-guns. 1978 Jrnl. Forest Hist. 22 180/2 Only against the heaviest German cannons, called ‘Jack Johnsons’ by the soldiers of the American Expeditionary Force, was wood not recommended for use. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1914
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