Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1794-1795
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†JACK, n.3, v.
I. n. The skin of a seal.Ork. a.1795 G. Low Fauna Orcad. (1813) 17:
When they arrive the jacks are divided, and sold by public auction, at about five or six shillings sterling apiece.
II. v. To take the skin off a seal (Ork. 1866 Edm. Gl.).Ork. a.1795 G. Low Fauna Orcad. (1813) 17:
One party, armed with clubs, fall to knocking them on the head, and another set to jacking, i.e. cutting off the skin, together with the blubber on it.
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