Cousin Jack

American  

noun

plural

Cousin Jacks

1. a Cornishman, especially a Cornish miner.

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Etymology

Origin of Cousin Jack

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Your partner should know that it might be hard for your kid to comprehend that hitting and kicking is OK with Cousin Jack but not OK with his preschool classmates.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2019

Little Alice heard her father say that her Cousin Jack has the small-pox, and exclaimed, "Oh, papa, I think it's real mean of Jack not to send me any."

From Harper's Round Table, October 22, 1895 by Various

An instant later Randy Rover came up beside the others, followed by his Cousin Jack.

From The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island or, The Old Lumberman's Treasure Box by Stratemeyer, Edward

Then began a climb that is talked of to this day in the Cousin Jack Mine.

From The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft by Mears, James R.

Cousin Jack, struggling with strong emotion, regarded his visitor with a fixed look.

From The Golden Shoemaker or 'Cobbler' Horn by Keyworth, J. W.