jack

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n. a small version of a national flag flown at the bow of a vessel in harbor to indicate its nationality.

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The part of a harpsichord action that carries the plectrum past the string. The word is also used for the pivoted vertical lever in a piano action that forces the hammer upward when a key is depressed.