jackman
Noun
A member of the pit crew responsible for lifting the car with a jack.
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While Stewart’s team checked out the damage to his car in the pit stall, Busch pulled next to Stewart’s car, forcing the jackman Jason Lee to jump back and onto the hood.
One wearing a jack; a horse soldier; a retainer.
Usage- Obsolete
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Christie […] the laird's chief jackman.
A six-pointed playing piece in the game of jacks; a jackstone.
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Blanca's ball fell soft and punctual as a footstep, and the handful of jackmen rang out as she played. The tap of the ball falling and the jacks swept in and out never faltered, but now Blanca began speaking to him from the floor.
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