"jack-back" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jack-backs [plural]
Etymology: See back (“a vat or cistern”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} jack-back (plural jack-backs)
  1. In brewing and malt vinegar manufacture, a cistern which receives the wort.
    Sense id: en-jack-back-en-noun-GgeIUixS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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