Jack the Sailor
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Jack the Sailor is a variant title of the traditional folk ballad "Jack-A-Roe," which tells the story of a woman who disguises herself as a sailor to follow her lover to sea.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jack the Sailor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21001806 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jack the Sailor Context triple: [Jack-A-Roe, hasVariantName, Jack the Sailor]
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A.
Smackwater Jack
"Smackwater Jack" is a song best known from Carole King's landmark 1971 album "Tapestry," co-written with lyricist Gerry Goffin.
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B.
Jolly Sailor
Jolly Sailor was the historical name of a local public house and area landmark near what is now Norwood Junction railway station in south London.
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C.
Foul-weather Jack
Foul-weather Jack was the nickname of British Royal Navy officer and circumnavigator John Byron, known for his frequent encounters with severe storms at sea.
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D.
Ordinary Seaman
Ordinary Seaman is a junior enlisted naval rank historically denoting an inexperienced or minimally trained sailor performing basic duties aboard ship.
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E.
Three Fingered Jack
Three Fingered Jack is a jagged, glaciated volcanic peak in the Cascade Range of Oregon, popular with hikers and climbers for its dramatic, eroded summit.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jack the Sailor Target entity description: Jack the Sailor is a variant title of the traditional folk ballad "Jack-A-Roe," which tells the story of a woman who disguises herself as a sailor to follow her lover to sea.
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A.
Smackwater Jack
"Smackwater Jack" is a song best known from Carole King's landmark 1971 album "Tapestry," co-written with lyricist Gerry Goffin.
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B.
Jolly Sailor
Jolly Sailor was the historical name of a local public house and area landmark near what is now Norwood Junction railway station in south London.
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C.
Foul-weather Jack
Foul-weather Jack was the nickname of British Royal Navy officer and circumnavigator John Byron, known for his frequent encounters with severe storms at sea.
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D.
Ordinary Seaman
Ordinary Seaman is a junior enlisted naval rank historically denoting an inexperienced or minimally trained sailor performing basic duties aboard ship.
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E.
Three Fingered Jack
Three Fingered Jack is a jagged, glaciated volcanic peak in the Cascade Range of Oregon, popular with hikers and climbers for its dramatic, eroded summit.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.