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J JACK to JIGGER JACK JACOBS STAFF JAMMING JEARS, or GEERS JETTY-HEAD JEWEL-BLOCKS JIB JIB-BOOM JIBING JIGGER JIGGER TACKLE to JURY-MAST Search Contact us
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JETTY-HEADJETTY-HEAD, a name usually given, in the royal dock-yards, to that part of a wharf which projects beyond the rest; but more particularly the front of a wharf, whose side forms one of the cheeks of a dry or wet dock.
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