(dated, Australia) A pot (incorporating a cup) used to make tea
jackstay
jackstay
noun
(nautical) A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a load during transfer of personnel or materiel along the cable.
(nautical) A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness can be clipped to restrain falling in rough conditions and to prevent falling overboard.
(nautical) A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.
(underwater diving) A line fixed at both ends, which may be used to guide a load or a diver along the route of the line. Uses include guidance to and from the underwater work site, and as a means of controlling an underwater search.
jackstays
jackstays
noun
plural of jackstay
jacky
jacky
noun
(UK, dialect, archaic) English gin.
(slang, derogatory) A sailor.
jackyard
jackyard
noun
(nautical) A spar at the top of a mast that supports a topsail
jackyarder
johnnycake
johnnycake
noun
(US) A dense, baked or fried flatbread made of cornmeal.
johnnycakes
johnnycakes
noun
plural of johnnycake
journeycake
journeycake
noun
Alternative form of johnnycake
skipjackly
skyjack
skyjack
noun
Synonym of scissor lift
verb
To steal or commandeer (hijack) an airplane, usually by threat of violence to the passengers and/or crew members.
skyjacked
skyjacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of skyjack
skyjacker
skyjacker
noun
A person who commits skyjacking, who skyjacks.
skyjackers
skyjackers
noun
plural of skyjacker
skyjacking
skyjacking
noun
The kidnapping of the passengers of an airplane by threat of force. The hijacking of an airplane, especially in flight.
verb
present participle of skyjack
skyjackings
skyjackings
noun
plural of skyjacking
skyjacks
skyjacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skyjack