- Yellow Jack
Yellow Jack (engl., spr. jello dschäck), s. Gelber Jack.
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Yellow Jack
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Yellow Jack — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yellow jack — Yellow Yel low (y[e^]l l[ o]), a. [Compar. {Yellower} (y[e^]l l[ o]*[ e]r); superl. {Yellowest}.] [OE. yelow, yelwe, [yogh]elow, [yogh]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul, Dan. guul, L. helvus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yellow jack — ☆ yellow jack n. 1. YELLOW FEVER 2. a yellow flag used as a signal of quarantine 3. an edible, gold and silver marine jack fish (Caranx bartholomaei) found near Florida and the West Indies … English World dictionary
Yellow jack — For other uses, see Yellow jack (disambiguation). Yellow jack Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Yellow jack — 1) The flag displayed from lazarettos, naval hospitals, and vessels in quarantine. 2) Synonym for yellow fever as, for example, in ...Fernando passed a few weeks recovering from a touch of yellow jack. * * * yellow jack n 1) YELLOW FEVER 2)… … Medical dictionary
yellow jack — /jɛloʊ ˈdʒæk/ (say yeloh jak) noun 1. the flag of quarantine, yellow in colour. 2. → yellow fever. 3. (plural yellow jack or yellow jacks) any carangid fish, especially a Caribbean food fish, Caranx bartholomaei. 4. → yellow jacket (def. 3).… …
yellow jack — melsvoji karangė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Caranx crysos angl. blue runner; deepwater cavally; green jack; hardtail crevalle; yellow jack; yellow mackerel rus. голубой каранкс; золотистый… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
yellow jack — Quarantine Quar an*tine, n. [F. quarantaine, OF. quaranteine, fr. F. quarante forty, L. quadraginta, akin to quattuor four, and E. four: cf. It. quarantina, quarentine. See {Four}, and cf. {Quadragesima}.] 1. A space of forty days; used of Lent.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yellow Jack (play and film) — Infobox Film name = Yellow Jack image size = caption = director = George B. Seitz producer = Jack Cummings writer = Sidney Howard (play) Paul de Kruif (play collaborator) Edward Chodorov (screenplay) narrator = starring = Robert Montgomery… … Wikipedia
yellow jack — yel′low jack n. pl. (esp. collectively) jack, (esp. for kinds or species) jacks 1) pat yellow fever 2) ich a silvery and yellowish Caribbean food fish, Caranx bartholomaei … From formal English to slang
