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noun
Nautical. Jacob's ladder (def. 2a).
Lumbering. bull chain.
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Origin of jack ladder

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby jack ladder

jack-in-the-green, jack-in-the-pulpit, Jack Ketch, jackknife, jackknife-fish, jack ladder, jackleg, jacklight, jacklighter, Jacklin, jack mackerel
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British Dictionary definitions for jack ladder

jack ladder
noun
another name for Jacob's ladder (def. 2)
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