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Noun

1. 1
   A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; Jack o' the clock.
2. 2
   A timeserver; an inconstant person. obsolete

   "Cap-and-knee slaves, vapours, and minute-jacks!"

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"Cap-and-knee slaves, vapours, and minute-jacks!"

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