What is the old name of the jack at bowls. Beau. & Fl. To be one's own mistress, to be exempt from control by another person called?
mistress — The old name of the jack at bowls. Beau. & Fl. To be one's own mistress, to be exempt from control by another person. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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