Jack's drinking companion? (5)
I believe the answer is:
straw
This could be a double definition.
'jack's' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'drinking companion?' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for straw that I've seen before include "Plant fibre used as fodder" , "Dried corn stalks" , "Thatching material" , "Bedding material for horses etc" , "Pale-yellow - through which one can drink" .)