supplejack

Definitions

1. Any of various North American vines that have supple stems.
   countable, uncountable
2. A cane made from such a plant used as a walking stick or as a whip.
   countable, uncountable
3. A child's toy in the form of a man with jointed limbs controlled by a string; a jumping jack.
   countable, uncountable
4. Any of several vines belonging to the genus Ripogonum, native to New Zealand.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“Above all, knock⟳ the first of them down who is insolent, and thrash any of them who are disobedient with a supplejack.”

“and his body spread⟳ out as usual in his favourite position of a supplejack distorted to the utmost;”

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