supplejack en · NOUN
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Any of various North American vines that have supple stems.
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(countable, uncountable) A cane made from such a plant used as a walking stick or as a whip.
Above all, knock the first of them down who is insolent, and thrash any of them who are disobedient with a supplejack.
1895, Edgar Jepson, Sibyl Falcon: A Study in Romantic Morals:
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(countable, uncountable) A child's toy in the form of a man with jointed limbs controlled by a string; a jumping jack.
and his body spread out as usual in his favourite position of a supplejack distorted to the utmost;
1854, James Blackwood, Narrative of an expedition of five Americans into a country of wild animals […] :
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several vines belonging to the genus Ripogonum, native to New Zealand.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| supple jack | alternative | lexicographic | |
| supplejacks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| supple-jack | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (3)
mi pirita (a type of vine) · mi taiore (a type of vine) · mi kareao (a type of vine)