plural of Jack-a-Lent

(Ulster) very easy, no trouble

(Ulster) sleep

garlic mustard

(UK, military, slang) A lance-corporal or lance-bombadier.

(US) Alternative form of whisky jack (gray jay, Canada jay).

(Canada) Alternative form of whisky jack (gray jay, Canada jay).

(obsolete, mineralogy, UK) Sphalerite; zincblende. / (obsolete) Caramel or burnt sugar, used to colour wines, spirits, ground coffee, etc. / (obsolete) A large leather vessel for beer, etc.

A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; Jack o' the clock. / (obsolete) A timeserver; an inconstant person.

(US) A short-handled sledgehammer used with one hand, with a head weighing 3-4 pounds and two flat faces.