three-jack
n.— «It was as inevitable as a Tom Watson three-jack.» —“Media and pro golfers growing farther apart” by Mike Bianchi Times-Union (Jacksonville, Florida) Mar. 26, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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