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Definition of Man jack
1. Noun. A single individual. "Every man jack"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Man Jack
Literary usage of Man jack
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Hannah More by Hannah More (1835)
"A lord ! Well, that is some comfort to be sure. But have you read the Rights of
Man ? Jack. No, not I : I had rather by half read the Whole Duty of Man, ..."
2. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"Man-jack. Every man-jack of you. Everyone of you. (See under JACK.) Man . . .
Monkey. The Bedouins affirm that the monkeys of Mount Kara were ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1834)
"... is a most learned man—Jack was a very handsome man, Jack has been a most
loveable man, but Jack is a shy man, and—Jack, I command you to marry. ..."
4. The Nursery by Fanny P Seaverns, John L. Shorey (Firm (1867)
"So when Jack saw a poor man, Jack must have thought, " Ah, here comes a poor man : my
... And, when he came up to the poor man, Jack would stop quite still, ..."
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