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Cousin Jack
noun
- a Cornishman, especially a Cornish miner.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Cousin Jack1
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Example Sentences
"Let's dispense with these trappings of woe," said Cousin Jack, dropping the black ribbons in a convenient waste-basket.
So Marjorie was not admitted to the long confabs between her mother and Cousin Jack.
The motor seemed to go right through the flock of chickens, but Cousin Jack was a careful driver and didn't harm one of them.
Also they had pasteboard tomahawks, and Cousin Jack taught them a war-whoop that was truly ear-splitting.
These were new to the Maynards, but Cousin Jack soon taught them how to use them, and instructed them in a simple drill.
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