"on the jar" meaning in All languages combined

See on the jar on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

  1. (dated) ajar Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-on_the_jar-en-prep_phrase-0dlLMTHk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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