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单词 plough jack
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plough jackn.

Brit. /ˈplaʊ dʒak/, U.S. /ˈplaʊ ˌdʒæk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plough n.1, Jack n.2
Etymology: < plough n.1 + Jack n.2 Slightly earlier currency is probably implied by plough jag n. Compare also plough bullock n. 2, plough stot n., plough witch n.
English regional (chiefly northern and Lincolnshire). Now chiefly historical.
A mummer participating in the celebration of Plough Monday; = plough jag n.
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1859 T. Harris Diary in Scunthorpe Evening Tel. (Nexis) (1999) 5 Jan. 14 Fri 7th Plough Jack Day. Lots of men and boys came here (dressed up in ribbons etc and as horses etc) from Winterton, Halton, Burton, Whitton etc.
1886 R. E. G. Cole Gloss. Words S.-W. Lincs. 112 Plough-jacks, a name given to the Plough-boys who come round on Plough Monday.
1933 E. K. Chambers Eng. Folk-play 90 The performers call themselves Plough Jacks, Plough Jags, Plough Stots, Plough Bullocks, Plough Boggons, Plough Witchers, or Morris Dancers.
1996 R. Hutton Stations of Sun xi. 127 They were commonly known as Plough Boys, Lads, or Jacks.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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