Meanings
plural whisky jacks · alternative US whiskey jack · alternative US whiskey-jack · alternative US whiskeyjack · alternative Canada whisky-jack · alternative Canada whiskyjack
plural whisky jacks · alternative US whiskey jack · alternative US whiskey-jack · alternative US whiskeyjack · alternative Canada whisky-jack · alternative Canada whiskyjack
- Synonym of bottle jack
Synonyms: bottle jack
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe gray jay, Perisoreus canadensis.
nounSynonym of bottle jack
Origin
- Creewîskicâk
- Creewîskacân
- Englishwhisky jack
Perhaps an alteration of whisky john, a corruption of Cree wîskacân / ᐄᐧᐢᑲᒑᐣ (iiyskacaan), or perhaps directly from Cree wîskicâk ᐄᐧᐢᑭᒑᐠ (iiyskicaak). See also Wisakedjak on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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whisky jack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whisky%20jack
“whisky jack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whisky%20jack. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whisky jack,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whisky%20jack.
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