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Thread #123743   Message #2727681
Posted By: Jeri
20-Sep-09 - 07:12 PM
Thread Name: What is a mountain jack?
Subject: RE: What is a mountain jack?
I've got an older dictionary.

Under jack:

3. a sailor; jack-tar.
4. a lumberjack
11. a jackdaw

I vote for lumberjack as they're often found on mountains and they've been known to holler. Sailors, not so much and a jackdaw is a European bird.