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three-jack

three-jack
 n.— «The typical third-round Bellerive three-jack was six feet past and one foot short.» —“For surprising Sauers, sweet stroke with putter means par-saving grace” by John Markon Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia) Aug. 16, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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