"Jack-in-the-water" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Jacks-in-the-water [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|Jacks-in-the-water}} Jack-in-the-water (plural Jacks-in-the-water)
  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) An attendant at the watermen's stairs on the river and seaport towns. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-Jack-in-the-water-en-noun-Ax05cJeN Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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