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supplejack
[ suhp-uhl-jak ]
noun
- a strong, pliant cane or walking stick.
- any of various climbing shrubs with strong stems suitable for making walking sticks.
supplejack
/ ˈʌəˌæ /
noun
- a North American twining rhamnaceous woody vine, Berchemia scandens , that has greenish-white flowers and purple fruits
- a liliaceous plant of New Zealand, Ripogonum scandens , having tough climbing vines
- a tropical American woody sapindaceous vine, Paullinia curassavica, having strong supple wood
- any of various other vines with strong supple stems
- a walking stick made from the wood of Paullinia curassavica
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Word History and Origins
Origin of supplejack1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of supplejack1
C18: from supple + jack 1
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Golden beams of light broke through densely clustered supplejack vines and rimu trees.
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I told him that I meant to make a light raft out of dead timber to save me from swimming after any ducks that I might shoot, and that the supplejack was for lashing.
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Presently, seeing me cutting some young supplejack vines, my new acquaintance asked me their purpose.
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