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Definition: JACK-A-LENT

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A small stuffed puppet to be pelted in Lent; hence, a simple fellow.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Jack-a-lent" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1898. (references)

Definition: JACK-A-LENT

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A small stuffed puppet to be pelted in Lent; hence, a simple fellow.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "JACK-A-LENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1898. (references)