Jack In An Office (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Jack In An Office

An insolent fellow in authority.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Jack In a Box * Jack Ketch

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

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