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Jack-a-Lent
Webster's Dictionary
(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.