Jack Common (15 August 1903 – 20 January 1968) was a British socialist, essayist and novelist. Common's writing was warm, ironic and quirky. He soon won...
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Canavalia ensiformis (redirect from Common Jack-bean)
many that are misleading or ambiguous, being derived from comparing the common jack bean to plants with similar seeds or fruit: they thrive in warm, sunny...
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lifting heavy equipment. A hydraulic jack uses hydraulic power. The most common form is a car jack, floor jack or garage jack, which lifts vehicles so that maintenance...
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Since the late 20th century, Jack has become one of the most common names for boys in many English-speaking countries. Jack is also used to a lesser extent...
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Electrical connector (redirect from Jack (connector))
common to many electronic applications in various configurations, sometimes referred to as a headphone jack The RCA jack, also known as a phono jack,...
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with them. It is common to see jack-o'-lanterns used as external and interior decorations prior to and on Halloween. To make a jack-o'-lantern, the top...
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Phone connector (audio) (redirect from Jack plug)
military applications on various diameters of jack connector including the PJ-068 and Bantam plugs. The more common straight-sided profile used in domestic...
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Rashid Lynn (born March 14, 1972), known professionally as Common (formerly known as Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor from Chicago, Illinois...
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and McNair, but his courtesy and good manners were often commented on. Jack Common observed on meeting him for the first time, "Right away manners, and...
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device Publicly Available Telephone Services Registered jack – the type of telephone jack common in most of the world for single-line POTS telephones Twisted...
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Whiskey and Coke (redirect from Jack and coke)
colas. A popular version of the drink is Jack and Coke (also referred to as JD and Coke or Jack Coke), where the Jack Daniel's brand of whiskey is used. The...
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jack (Caranx hippos), also known as the common jack, black-tailed trevally, couvalli jack, black cavalli, jack crevale, or yellow cavalli is a common...
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"Jack Sprat" (or "Jack Spratt") is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19479. The most common modern version of...
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elsewhere. Its common name refers to its aggressive nature and strong facial features, likened to that of the famous 1920s boxer Jack Dempsey. The fish...
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jenny). It is the reciprocal cross to the more common mule, which is the product of a male donkey (a jack) and a female horse (a mare). The hinny is distinct...
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Jack the Ripper was an unidentified serial killer active in and around the impoverished Whitechapel district of London, England, in 1888. In both criminal...
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"Jack Be Nimble" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13902. The most common version of the rhyme is: Jack be...
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such as "jack tar" for a common seaman, "every man jack," or the use of jack for the knave in cards. The diminutive form is also seen in "Jack of all trades...
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Jack Daniel's is a brand of Tennessee whiskey. It is produced in Lynchburg, Tennessee, by the Jack Daniel Distillery, which has been owned by the Brown–Forman...
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Jack Tar (also Jacktar, Jack-tar or Tar) is a common English term that was originally used to refer to seamen of the Merchant Navy or the Royal Navy, particularly...
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the same thing. The word 'Jack' was in common usage in the 16th and 17th centuries to mean any generic man or fellow, as in Jack-of-all-trades (one who is...
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Jack Robinson is a name present in two common figures of speech. When referring to Jack Robinson, it is used to represent quickness. In contrast, the...
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waitress. "I think that Jack really has very little in common with Bobby. I think Bobby has given up looking for love. But Jack hasn't, he's very interested...
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Jack Hunter is a 2008 American archeological adventure film series (in the vein of the Indiana Jones franchise). It consists of three parts: Jack Hunter...
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features Alaina Capri and Meyer regulars Babette Bardot and Jack Moran. Dewey Hoople (Jack Moran) runs a broken down tourist trap along the Colorado River...
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income by running the cottage as the village store. Yet, writing to Jack Common in April 1936 about setting up shop, "Orwell sounds hard put to find...
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Each entry on this list of common misconceptions is worded as a correction; the misconceptions themselves are implied rather than stated. These entries...
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also the oldest known form of Jack Benny in color with the last sequence being filmed originally in color, which was common for a musical in 1929. "The...
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referred to simply as a "jack" (although this could also refer to any outer garment). This type of armour was used by common Medieval European soldiers...
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1071/MU9780227. Old, Julie M.; Spencer, Ricky-John; Wolfenden, Jack (2014). "The Common Myna (Sturnus tristis) in urban, rural and semi-rural areas in...
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