Buckjumper

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who takes part in buckjumping.
  2. 2
    A horse that buckjumps.

    "One of the selectors owned a grey cob, one of the most pertinacious buckjumpers I ever saw, whose performances delayed the starting of the expedition for some little time."

Example

More examples

"One of the selectors owned a grey cob, one of the most pertinacious buckjumpers I ever saw, whose performances delayed the starting of the expedition for some little time."

Etymology

From buck + jumper.

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