jack pudding
/d͡ʒækˈpʊdˌɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A buffoon character appearing in stage and street performances.
noun
Alternative form of Jack Pudding.
Example Sentences
- "And first, Sir Thomas Wroth (Jack Pudding to Prideaux the Post-master) had his cue to go high, and feel the pulse of the House."
- "[Lord Chief Justice:] It may be so, more know Jack Pudding, than Jack Pudding knows."
- "so great was his Fame for Puddings, that he was called Jack Pudding all over the Kingdom, tho', in truth, his real name was John Brand, as appears by the Records of the Kitchen"
- "Aha! said I, here is the Jack Pudding. I see he has forgot his broomstick and gridiron; he'll compensate for these wants, I suppose, by his wit and humour"
- "One of them, the Jack Pudding of the company, mounted upon a pair of stilts that were strapped to his legs, and dressed most fantastically,"
- "Then he brought forward Jack Pudding, and had a dialogue with him ; the jocularity of which,' by heavens ! made the heart ache to hear."