Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supplejack

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sup-ple-jack
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various North American vines that have supple stems.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A cane made from such a plant used as a walking stick or as a whip.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A child's toy in the form of a man with jointed limbs controlled by a string; a jumping jack.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several vines belonging to the genus Ripogonum, native to New Zealand.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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;"

Usage

Inflected Forms

supplejacks (plural) supple-jack (alternative) supple jack (alternative)

Synonyms

kareao kareau

Questions

What does supplejack mean?: Any of various North American vines that have supple stems.

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