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Jack-a-Lent

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(n.) A small stuffed puppet to be pelted in Lent; hence, a simple fellow.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Jack-a-Lent'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​j/jack-a-lent.html. 1828.
 
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