For Jacks we have terms and definitions in 3 topics. The topics are Fish, Glass and William Shakespeare.

Jacks (Fish)

Male salmon that return from the ocean to spawn one or more years before full-sized adults return. For coho salmon in California, Oregon, Washington, and southern British Columbia, jacks are 2 years old, having spent only 6 months in the ocean, in contrast to adults, which are 3 years old after spending 1« years in the ocean.

Jacks (Glass)

A tool with two metal arms joined at one end by a handle. The distance between the arms is controlled by the glassworker, who uses jacks, or pucellas, to form the mouths of open vessels.

Jacks (William Shakespeare)

Fellows (contemptuous). (The Merchant of Venice)

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