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jack (2)
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jack around
jack bean
jack-by-the-hedge
jack cheese
jack crevalle
Jack Frost
Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon
jack in
jack-in-office
jack-in-the-box
jack-in-the-pulpit
jack ladder
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J-bar
J-bar (plural J-bars)


noun 
Definition:
 
towbar for skiers: a metal bar that is suspended from an overhead cable, used to tow a single skier up a slope ( dated )
rode to the summit on the J-bar
[< its shape]
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