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supplejack

[ suhp-uhl-jak ]

noun

  1. a strong, pliant cane or walking stick.
  2. any of various climbing shrubs with strong stems suitable for making walking sticks.


supplejack

/ ˈsʌpəlˌdʒæk /

noun

  1. a North American twining rhamnaceous woody vine, Berchemia scandens , that has greenish-white flowers and purple fruits
  2. a liliaceous plant of New Zealand, Ripogonum scandens , having tough climbing vines
  3. a tropical American woody sapindaceous vine, Paullinia curassavica, having strong supple wood
  4. any of various other vines with strong supple stems
  5. a walking stick made from the wood of Paullinia curassavica
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of supplejack1

First recorded in 1715–25; supple + jack 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of supplejack1

C18: from supple + jack 1
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Example Sentences

Golden beams of light broke through densely clustered supplejack vines and rimu trees.

I told him that I meant to make a light raft out of dead timber to save me from swimming after any ducks that I might shoot, and that the supplejack was for lashing.

Presently, seeing me cutting some young supplejack vines, my new acquaintance asked me their purpose.

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