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JACK - a mean fellow

JACK-A-LENT - a puppet thrown for fun at Lent

JACK-AN-APES - Jack o’ lantern

JACK GUARDANT - a jack in office

JADE - to whip, to treat with contempt

JANUS - two-headed

JAPE - rude joke

JAR (1) - the ticking of a clock

JAR (2) - to tick as a clock

JAUNCE - to prance

JERKIN - sheriff’s coat

JESS - a strap of leather

JEST - to tilt in a tournament

JET - to strut

JOHN-A-DREAMS - a daydreamer

JOURNAL - daily

JOVIAL - appertaining to Jove

JUDICIOUS - critical

JUMP - to agree

JUMP - hazard

JUMP - exactly, nicely

JUSTICER - a judge, magistrate

JUT - to encroach

JUTTY - a projection

JUTTY - to jut out beyond

JUVENAL - youth, young man