"Jack Tar" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-Jack Tar.ogg [Australia] Forms: Jack Tars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Jack Tar}} Jack Tar (plural Jack Tars)
  1. (British, idiomatic) Alternative spelling of jacktar Tags: British, alt-of, alternative, idiomatic Alternative form of: jacktar
    Sense id: en-Jack_Tar-en-noun-1VsHG9y1 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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