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单词 jackshay
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jackshayn.

Brit. /ˈdʒakʃeɪ/, U.S. /ˈdʒækˌʃeɪ/, Australian English /ˈdʒækʃæe/
Forms: 1800s jack-shea, 1800s jackshea, 1800s–1900s Jackshay, 1800s– Jack Shay, 1800s– Jack Shea, 1800s– jackshay, 1900s Jack-Shay, 1900s jack shay.
Origin: Perhaps from proper names. Etymons: proper names Jack, proper name Shea.
Etymology: Perhaps < the male forename Jack (see Jack n.2) + the surname Shea, as rhyming slang for tea n.1 Compare Rosie Lee n.The surname Shea (full form O'Shea , of Irish origin), pronounced /ʃeɪ/, rhymes with the variant pronunciation of tea n.1: compare discussion at that entry.
Australian. Now historical and rare.
A quart pot (quart pot n. b) used for brewing tea and incorporating a smaller vessel for drinking.
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1867 Sydney Mail 21 Dec. 5/4 Yarns grim and gory but nevertheless deeply interesting, told by the splitters as they gathered round the evening stump, graced by the pannikin and the jack-shea.
1890 Argus (Melbourne) 14 June 4/1 His ration bags are beside his head, and his jackshea..stands by the fire.
1893 R. C. Praed Outlaw & Lawmaker III. 140 The tin billys, and pint pots and jackshays, strung together by a saddle strap.
1923 J. Bowes Jackaroos 238 A jackshay was the bushman's kettle and teapot combined in one. It was a good substitute for the billycan, which in time ousted it.
1973 Austral. Women's Weekly 14 Mar. 50/2 The sugarbag..was the swaggie's tucker bag, tied on to his bluey with a bit of twine along with his billy and his jackshay.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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