Jack Tar

See also: jacktar and jack-tar

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Jack Tar (plural Jack Tars)

1. (Britain, idiomatic) Alternative spelling of jacktar
   • 1918, Elaine Sterne, Over the Seas for Uncle Sam‎^[1]:

     What you read here are their stories—stories of whole-souled youths, with the sparkle of life in their eyes, with the love of adventure in their hearts. Jack Tar is an American clear through to his backbone!