buckjumper

American  

[buhk-juhm-per] / ˈbʌkˌdʒʌm pər /

noun

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

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buckjumper British  

/ ˈbʌkˌdʒʌmpə /

noun

1. an untamed horse

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Etymology

Origin of buckjumper

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

Example Sentences

An experienced buckjumper will decide as the saddle is being put on him to get rid of it as soon as possible without any apparent reason for such reprehensible conduct.

From Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 by Booth, Robert B.

The end of it was that the buckjumper got home, not me.

From Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life by Praed, Campbell, Mrs.

I can ride anything but a buckjumper, and boss the shepherds, and I do love the life, no stifling in fields and copses! 

From Modern Broods by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

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 Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis

Lion did not act like an ordinary buckjumper.

From The Sweep Winner by Gould, Nat