Meaning of supplejack | Babel Free

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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