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jack-in-the-water

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables
jack--in-the-wa-ter
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An attendant at the watermen's stairs on the river and seaport towns.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

Jacks-in-the-water (plural)

Questions

What does jack-in-the-water mean?
An attendant at the watermen's stairs on the river and seaport towns.

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