Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A form of jack adapted for lifting. See
jack , 11 .
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Examples
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"On top of the tire pump and the lifting-jack," replied Walter.
The Motor Girls Margaret Penrose
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Walter stepped to the tool-box to get out the pump and the lifting-jack.
The Motor Girls Margaret Penrose
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A lifting-jack must have been slipped under the vehicle, for there was a melancholy creaking sound.
Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas Pierre Souvestre 1894
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