jack-in-the-water
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Meaning · English
An attendant at the watermen's stairs on the river and seaport towns.
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “jack-in-the-water” mean?
An attendant at the watermen's stairs on the river and seaport towns.
Is “jack-in-the-water” formal or informal?
jack-in-the-water is generally slang.