Jacky-tar

jackatar n Jacky-tar" "That was people who tried to have better than the rest. That's what I used to hear people call jacky-tars." "Jacky-tar" "They were stowaways on boats and were usually covered with tar. It's not Jack-e-tar, it's Jacky-tar." &quo...

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Summary:jackatar n Jacky-tar" "That was people who tried to have better than the rest. That's what I used to hear people call jacky-tars." "Jacky-tar" "They were stowaways on boats and were usually covered with tar. It's not Jack-e-tar, it's Jacky-tar." "Jack-o-tar" "We were called jack-o-tars because we spoke with a mixture of French and English. They put French words in their speech when they spoke English. Used I and Sup Used I 1 Not used jackie tar, jackitar, jack-o-tar, jackotaw, jacky tar, jack-tar, jacky Checked by Sarah Budgell on Tue 07 Apr 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 06 Jul 2015