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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sailors' term for a shark.
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"There's no knowing what a jack-shark will do," said the mate, quietly cocking both barrels, and making the muzzle of the gun follow the movements of the great fish, whose elongated form was perfectly plain now in the clear water as he slowly glided on.
Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle George Manville Fenn 1870
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