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Jack and John
identified. Paperjackers copy real Web pages to their own sites. The toy known as a jack-in-the-box took its name from a 16th-century container which was designed to fool the person who opened it into thinking there was something valuable inside. So the name Jack can refer to: Jack – уменьшительно-ласкательное имя от Jacob; человек, ведущий правильный образ жизни This hypocorism for Jacob has come to denote any individual person. It was used as a generic name for a “regular guy” as early as the 14th century. Jack – пятифунтовая купюра A five pound note. Origin: Cockney rhyming slang: Jack’s alive. Jack – домкрат An instrument for lifting up a motor car or other heavy weight: You should always keep a jack in the car in case you need to change a wheel. Jack – игральная карта, валет The playing-card between the ten and queen, sometimes called the knave; one of the face cards in a deck bearing the picture of a young prince: The jack, queen and king are the three face cards. Jack – осёл A male donkey Jack – корабельный флаг для идентификации судна A small flag indicating a ship’s nationality Jack – хлебное дерево An immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted. Jack – работяга Someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor Jack – моряк, матрос A man who serves as a sailor
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