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supplejack
[ suhp-uhl-jak ]
noun
- a strong, pliant cane or walking stick.
- any of various climbing shrubs with strong stems suitable for making walking sticks.
supplejack
/ ˈsʌpəlˌdʒæk /
noun
- a North American twining rhamnaceous woody vine, Berchemia scandens , that has greenish-white flowers and purple fruits
- a liliaceous plant of New Zealand, Ripogonum scandens , having tough climbing vines
- a tropical American woody sapindaceous vine, Paullinia curassavica, having strong supple wood
- any of various other vines with strong supple stems
- a walking stick made from the wood of Paullinia curassavica
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Word History and Origins
Origin of supplejack1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of supplejack1
C18: from supple + jack 1
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Example Sentences
At the time the men were piped to dinner, the Supplejack had not gained more than at first on the chase.
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The wind held steady, and the Supplejack, as Tom declared, skipped along more nimbly than she had ever yet moved.
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Bevan and the midshipmen had already reached the boat, and, jumping in, they pulled rapidly towards the Supplejack.
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The breeze was very light, and the schooner could still be discerned from the deck of the Supplejack.
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He could ill spare so many hands, but he hoped by vigilance to keep the Spaniards in awe, and to navigate the Supplejack.
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