subs. (American).—An antic; a gull.
1884. W. E. HENLEY and R. L. STEVENSON, Deacon Brodie, ii. 3. He was my ape, my tool, my JUMPING-JACK.
1892. A. C. GUNTER, Miss Dividends, x. Some day, my JUMPING-JACK, your wit may cost you the leettle brains you’ve got.
1895. W. E. HENLEY and R. L. STEVENSON, Macaire, i. 3, in The New Review, June, p. 688. With the courage of a hare, and the manners … of a JUMPING-JACK.
