† quarter-jackn.2
Obsolete. rare.
A jackboot which has been cut down.
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1809 Sir Frantic the Reformer 75 His first born Long with these boots did's shanks adorn, Until..He made them into quarter-jacks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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