Jack-a-Lent

noun

A small stuffed puppet at which stones were thrown at during Lent.

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Meanings

nounJack-a-Lent (plural Jack-a-Lents)

plural Jack-a-Lents

  1. obsoleteA small stuffed puppet at which stones were thrown at during Lent.
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APA

Jack-a-Lent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jack-a-Lent

MLA

“Jack-a-Lent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jack-a-Lent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jack-a-Lent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jack-a-Lent.

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