buckjump

[ buhk-juhmp ]

verb (used without object)

1. (of a horse) to buck.

Word History and Origins

Origin of buckjump¹

First recorded in 1840–50; buck ² + jump

Example Sentences

The faculty of buckjumping is, I believe, almost confined to Australian horses, and seems to be bred in them—perhaps the original rough breaking was responsible for the vice; but whatever be the cause it was then a fact that eight out of every ten horses could and did buckjump, and with many of them the vice was incurable.

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