buckjumper

[ buhk-juhm-per ]

noun

1. a horse that bucks habitually, especially such a horse kept for use in rodeos.

buckjumper

/ ˈbʌkˌdʒʌmpə /

noun

1. an untamed horse

Word History and Origins

Origin of buckjumper¹

First recorded in 1840–50; buckjump + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The bulk of them were hard to saddle, still harder to mount, but it takes more than a savage, untamed buckjumper to conquer a man from the West.

From Project Gutenberg

Lion did not act like an ordinary buckjumper.

From Project Gutenberg

I believe that an inveterate buckjumper can be cured by slinging up one of the four legs, and lunging him about severely in heavy ground on the three legs.

From Project Gutenberg

The horse Mrs. Lee rode from Christchurch was a new purchase and a very fine animal, named Maseppa, and, strange to say, although he carried her perfectly all the journey to Highfield, he had now, after a few weeks on the run, developed into a vicious buckjumper.

From Project Gutenberg

On the occasion to which I refer, the messenger, an old Irish servant of Mr. Rowley's, was riding quietly on one of the station hacks, a horse called "Old Dan," a noted buckjumper in his day.

From Project Gutenberg