Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for JACK'A-LENT
JACK'A-LENT, n. [Jack in lent, a poor starved fellow.]
A simple sheepish fellow. – Shak.
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JACK'A-LENT, n. [Jack in lent, a poor starved fellow.]
A simple sheepish fellow. – Shak.
Return to page 1 of the letter “J”.