Jack - Tools and Devices

Tools and Devices

  • Jack (device), a device used to lift heavy objects
  • Jack plane, a tool for smoothing wood
  • Jackhammer, a portable percussive drill
  • Pocket knife, a folding knife called a Jackknife
  • Roasting jack, a device for turning a spit

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Famous quotes containing the words tools and/or devices:

    “Armies, though always the supporters and tools of absolute power for the time being, are always the destroyers of it too; by frequently changing the hands in which they think proper to lodge it.”
    —Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)

    “The gods being always close to men perceive those who afflict others with unjust devices and do not fear the wrath of heaven.”
    —Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)