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whis′key jack′. 
  1. BirdsSee gray jay. 
  • Eastmain Cree (dialect, dialectal of Montagnais) wi·skača·nis Canada jay, diminutive of wi·skača·n blacksmith, apparently alluding to the bird's smoky-gray color
  • variant of whisky-John, whisky-Jonish, by folk etymology, etymological 1735–45

'whiskey jack' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
gray jay

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