Jackies

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jacky \Jack"y\, n.; pl. {Jackies}.
     Dim. or pet from {Jack}. Hence:
     (a) A landsman's nickname for a seaman, resented by the
         latter.
     (b) English gin. [Dial. Eng.]
         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]