[ 'dʒakəneɪps ]
■ noun
1》 dated an impertinent person.
2》 archaic a tame monkey.
Origin
C16 (orig. as Jack Napes ): perh. from a playful name for a tame ape, the initial n- by elision of an ape .
[ 'dʒakəneɪps ]
■ noun
1》 dated an impertinent person.
2》 archaic a tame monkey.
Origin
C16 (orig. as Jack Napes ): perh. from a playful name for a tame ape, the initial n- by elision of an ape .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004