Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fool.
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Examples
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He wanted Egwene to realize he was not going to be pushed around, and sometimes making people see that meant you had to act like jack-fool.
Lord of Chaos Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1994
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If this man could order men's hands cut off, order men hung, with only a jack-fool excuse of a trial, what was he not capable of?
The Fires of Heaven Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1993
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Hark ye! only last week that jack-fool, the young Lord of Brocas, was here talking of having seen a covey of pheasants in the wood.
Sir Nigel Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1906
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Tom Beverley, you jack-fool! where is your bracer-guard?
Sir Nigel Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1906
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He was jack-fool enough to think that with this leather pipe he could outshoot the best archer in Christendom.
Sir Nigel Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1906
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"Seven, you jack-fool," growled the first speaker, and his bow twanged like a harp-string.
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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"Why, you jack-fool, what would it be about save who should wear the crown of France?"
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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"Seven, you jack-fool," growled the first speaker, and his bow twanged like a harp-string.
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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"Seven, you jack-fool," growled the first speaker, and his bow twanged like a harp-string.
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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"Why, you jack-fool, what would it be about save who should wear the crown of France?"
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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