jackscrew, screw jack
(noun) screw-operated jack
Source: WordNet® 3.1
jackscrew (plural jackscrews)
A jack (mechanical lifting device) which is operated by turning a leadscrew.
• screwjack
Source: Wiktionary
Jack"screw`, n.
Definition: A jack in which a screw is used for lifting, or exerting pressure. See Illust. of 2d Jack, n., 5.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 January 2025
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
