Jackpudding

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Jack Pudding; an amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain others. alt-of, alternative

    "He had been chief justice of Chester when Delamere, then Mr. Booth, represented that county in parliament. Booth had bitterly complained to the Commons that the dearest interests of his constituents were intrusted to a drunken jackpudding."

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buffoonjoker

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"He had been chief justice of Chester when Delamere, then Mr. Booth, represented that county in parliament. Booth had bitterly complained to the Commons that the dearest interests of his constituents were intrusted to a drunken jackpudding."

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