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  1. Jack-a-Lent: Merriam-Webster
  2. jack-a-lent: Wordnik
  3. Jack-a-Lent: Wiktionary
  4. Jack-a-lent: Dictionary.com
  5. Jack-a-lent: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  6. jack-a-lent: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  7. Jack-a-lent: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  8. jack-a-lent: FreeDictionary.org
  9. Jack-a-lent: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. Jack-a-Lent: Merriam-Webster

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  1. Shakespeare Glossary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Jack-a-Lent)

▸ noun:  (obsolete) A small stuffed puppet at which stones were thrown at during Lent.

Similar:
Jack-with-a-lantern, jacker, jack-a-dandy, jackanapery, jack-o'-lantern, jackarse, jackanape, Jack the lad, jack-a-napes, jack-ass, more...

Opposite:
high-flyer, high-achiever, successful person

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Similar:
Jack-with-a-lantern, jacker, jack-a-dandy, jackanapery, jack-o'-lantern, jackarse, jackanape, Jack the lad, jack-a-napes, jack-ass, more...

Opposite:
high-flyer, high-achiever, successful person



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